Ibadan PDP chieftain joins ACN

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Mr. Wasiu Olafisoye, and his supporters yesterday defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

Olafisoye, who was the chairman of Lagelu Local Government during the administration of Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, led his supporters to the Governor’s Office yesterday to declare his support for the ACN. 

He said he dumped PDP because it lacks internal harmony and has failed to deliver good governance. 

Olafisoye said: “PDP is unable to manage its internal crisis and the party lacks discipline. Members are doing as they please and there is no central leadership. Any wise person would know that now is the best time to abandon a ship without a captain and join a better one like the ACN in Oyo State. 

“Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s administration has embarked on several projects that we could not execute when the PDP was at the helm of affairs. Look at the Mokola flyover, the free health mission, the building of several roads and bridges, and the rehabilitation of schools, to mention a few. It is only right to join a progressive train and play my role in developing Oyo State at this time.”

Olafisoye was accompanied by a member of the House of Assembly, Mr. Olatoye Temitope, a.k.a. Sugar, who recently defected to ACN from the Accord.

They were received by Deputy Governor Moses Alake Adeyemo; ACN State Chairman Chief Akin Oke; Secretary Mojeed Olaoya; Commissioner for Information Bosun Oladele; and members of the State Executive Council and party leaders.