Members
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) in
Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State yesterday defected to the
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
The defectors, who were led by a former PDP chieftain, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, called for a change of government.
Aiyedatiwa, a financial consultant, lamented the poverty level in oil producing communities.
He
said: “Governor Olusegun Mimiko might believe he is giving his best,
but that is not enough for the people of this community. Our people
cannot continue to live without potable water, schools, roads and
electricity, among others.
“The
Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC), which
is expected to attend to the needs of our people, has been collapsed by
the present administration. Since the exposure of the commission’s
shortcomings was initiated by the ACN, Ilaje sons and daughters have
decided to support the party.”
The
former PDP chieftain lauded the ACN’s regional integration initiative.
He said it can be achieved, if Southwest states have the same social and
political ideology.
Aiyedatiwa
said: “Ondo State cannot be left out in these development agendas. The
only way Ondo can key into this programme is by allowing ACN to manage
the affairs of the state.
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