16/05/2016

AYE OO: Over 5000 PDP members defect to APC in Ekiti



Scores of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, at the weekend, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Led by a party chieftain, Chief Dele Okeya, the defectors claimed that PDP had been hijacked by “criminals and rogues”.

The defectors were received by the Chairman, Chief Olajide Awe, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs. Kemi Olaleye.
Okeya said he left the PDP because the party had been taken over by “criminals, crooks, rogues and ragamuffins”.
He said the PDP in Ekiti lacks internal democracy and has become a “one-man show and sole proprietorship where the governor hijacks the functions of the Deputy Governor, Speaker, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff and party Chairman”.
His words: “The disenchantment I had with PDP is that it had lost focus and direction. We built PDP from the scratch and by the grace of God we made it an election-winning platform, but the leadership lost direction.
“Rogues, criminals and ragamuffins have hijacked the party; there is no internal democracy and it is imposition galore. No sane person will stay when one man hijacks every aspect.
“In fact, they have willingly subverted the party constitution and abandoned its manifesto; that type of party cannot produce good governance.
“They are so selfish, self-centered and the internal conflict resolution mechanism has been abandoned. They no longer obey rules and anything goes on; it is a party of impunity and their impunity has driven Nigeria to where it is today.
“You can see the crowd that is joining the APC with me, we are over 5,000 and more are still coming. With me in APC now, PDP cannot win any election here again.”
Awe described Okeya as a grassroots politician who would add value to the APC. He explained that the defectors would be accorded all the privileges due to them.

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