Ahead of the December 2nd native authorities elections in Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday, joined the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Omotoso and different outstanding leaders of the get together to welcome about 200 card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Efon Local Government space of the state defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The decampees acquired on the APC Party Secretariat within the native authorities included former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Femi Ige; former PDP Women chief within the native Government, Lucia Adetunji and the PDP House of Assembly candidate within the final Assembly polls, Pastor Stephen Olusola, amongst others.
Receiving the decampees on the APC secretariat in Efon Alaaye, Governor Oyebanji welcomed and congratulated them for becoming a member of the ruling get together with an assurance that they’d not remorse their motion.
Describing lots of the decampees as leaders and stable members of the PDP, the Governor assured them that the APC would offer equal alternatives and privileges for each outdated and new members, including that the get together doorways had been nonetheless open for others to affix.
While calling on current APC members to welcome the decampees with open arms, the Governor enjoined all members of the get together to stay united to maneuver the wheel of progress of the state ahead.
“Those of you coming now are taking a risk. The remaining ones who wish to join the APC will want to see what will happen to them. If the party treats them well, others will come. So I implore our party members, these people were leaders where they are coming from, they must sustain their leadership”, the Governor asserted.
Speaking on behalf of the decampees, Pastor Stephen Olusola attributed their resolution to affix APC to the great management fashion and wonderful efficiency of the Governor, including that the achievement of the Governor in lower than one 12 months in workplace was monumental.
While assuring the Governor and the management of APC of their most assist and loyalty, Olusola added that many different PDP members, of their giant numbers, would quickly be becoming a member of the All Progressives Congress.
