Setback For Otegbeye As ADC’s Ogun Central Senatorial Candidate Dumps Party, Joins PDP

ABEOKUTA – The intra-party crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress at the National may have nosedive into Ogun state, as party members and candidates are in their large turn out abandoning the party for opposition parties.

Barely 24hours the National Chairman of the party collapsed structure of the party for Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, the Senatorial Candidate of the party in Ogun Central, Mr. Ogunjobi Ibukunolu on Tuesday stepped down for his PDP counterpart, Chief Olumide Aderinokun.

Mr. Ogunjobi said his decision was hinged on the lack of leadership direction in ADC.

He spoke at a press in Abeokuta held alongside some party chieftains including 14 ADC local government chairmen in Ogun state.

He said he took the ‘painful decision’ because the party has been hijacked by some people who were not members of the party and also in  business collaboration with the State Chairman of the ADC.

He said he believes  PDP, and all the candidate of PDP will eventually emerge in the coming election saying that they have decided to join the winning party.

According to him “We all know that it is at the later hour that our party has new leaders, and new contestants, so we feel uncomfortable having worked so far for this party and for new leaders to hijacked it and decided to impose new laws on us .

“We decided we are going to move to another Party and I have decided to abandoned my ambition and support Hon. Olumide Aderinokun because he’s in the winning team and am ready to assist him and make sure he win the election as well as other candidate.

“I hereby declare support and endorse the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP Governorship candidate in Ogun State Hon Oladipupo Adebutu and other PDP Candidates.”

The defectors also include, the state woman leader Mrs folashade Akinwale and the former local government chairmen of ADC, Mrs Funmilayo Oduneye Odogbolu LG Chairperson, Hon Makinde Suleiman Ijebu North LG , Prince Adesanya Chairman of Ijebu East LG, Mrs Olawunmi Ayomide Chairperson Remo North LG, Hon Oyewole Oke Ijebu Ode LG Chairman.

Others are Akindele Monsuru Alani Chairman Imeko Afon LG, Alhaji Bello lateef Yewa North LG Chairman, Alhaji Alao Ahmed Ado-Odo Ota LG Chairman, Hon Ebenezer Akinbunmi Abeokuta North LG Chairman, Pastor Adediran Odeda LG Chairman, Mr. Suleiman Abiodun Ewekoro LG Chairman and Mr. Adedoyin Ogunkoya Ijebu Waterside LG Chairman.