No fewer than 6,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party and the Alliance for Democracy in the Ogun East senatorial district on Monday defected to the African Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n
A statement on Monday said the politicians were led by a former member of the AD in Ijebu Ode, Abayomi Mighty.<\/p>\n
They were reportedly received into the ADC by the Ogun East Senatorial Chairman of the party,\u00a0 Ladi Odujirin, at an event at the Ijebu Ode campaign office of Deji Ashiru, the ADC Ogun East senatorial aspirant.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaking on behalf of the defectors, Mighty said they moved to ADC to support Ashiru\u2019s senatorial bid and the party\u2019s ideology of togetherness.<\/p>\n
\u201cMighty, who was once a Nigerian Youth Ambassador to the United Nations, equally mentioned opportunities offered youths by the ADC, as another major reason for their defection.<\/p>\n
\u201cAddressing the new party members, Odujirin assured them of a level playing field. He explained that the party was open to any individual or groups who crave for good governance.<\/p>\n
\u201cOdujirin, who expressed confidence that the party will win the governorship of Ogun State in 2019, enjoined the new members to continue to mobilize support for ADC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ogun East senatorial aspirant of the party,\u00a0 Deji Ashiru, said his aspiration was informed by his desire to engender meaningful development in Ogun East,\u00a0 through quality legislation,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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