Ade Adetimehin, Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, confidently stated that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has no place in the state’s future. Speaking in Idanre, he welcomed former Senator Ayo
Akinyelure and numerous PDP chieftains into the APC, expressing assurance that the APC will continue to govern both the state and Nigeria. Akinyelure, who previously represented the Ondo South senatorial district on the PDP platform, departed the party with his supporters.
Adetimehin noted that with the development, the camp of the PDP had been depleted in the state, saying apart from Akinyelure, many prominent politicians in the state had dumped their parties and joined the APC.
He said, “The next governorship election is not negotiable. we have continued to wax stronger day by day because we have been able to deliver the dividends of democracy to our people and there is no crisis or division in the APC in Ondo state.
“I can assure you that within the next couple of months, the PDP would have gone into extinction, no leader left in the PDP, considering how members of the PDP and their leaders are leaving its fold in droves to join the ruling party.”
He described the defection of the former senator and his followers to the APC as a blessing and said the defection could not have come ” at a better time than now.
“I can assure you that Senator Akinyelure’s defection to APC is a blessing to the party as well as its members at all levels,” the chairman stressed.
Speaking during the event, Akinyelure said he joined the APC because he believed in the prosperity of Nigeria under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “Therefore, my official decamping to the APC today is to join the progressives to come and add value to the successful administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who has been my political leader, and mentor when I started my political career in Lagos, Alimosho LGA and as the Chairman of Lagos State Amenities Restoration and Improvement Project when Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was democratically elected as civilian governor of Lagos state.
“As a progressive politician with track records of people’s welfare and empowerment, I cannot but identify with a political platform that is poised to change Nigeria for good under the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Therefore my decision and that of all my political followers and stakeholders in Ondo Central and Ondo state in general and particularly in Idanre LGA is hinged on the need to engender good governance in the state.”
