PDP chieftain, LP members join ACN in Ondo

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.