Hundreds of Peoples Democratic Party,PDP supporters from the Afao Ekiti, the country home of former governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday dumped the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC in the area.
The defectors were led by the Special Assistant to the former governor on local government affairs, Mr. Ayodeji Adu.
Adu and his co-travelers made the declaration when the campaign train of the APC assembly candidate in Irepodun/ Ifelodun state constituency II, Hakeem Jamiu arrived the town on Wednesday to woo the people of the area ahead Saturday election.
Adu said they were won over by Governor Kayode Fayemi’s sterling leadership qualities.
He said, “this decision to dump PDP for APC was borne out of patriotism and it is for the betterment of my state and country home.
“Afao despite producing the governor of the state for eight years is still in shambles without meaningful development, hence the need to embrace the right ideas that can take the town out of the current economic and social despondency .
” I pledge my commitment to the success of the APC candidate in Afao-Ekiti . I want to assure that the APC would have a bloc vote in the town come Saturday”.
Jamiu assured the people of the state that the next assembly won’t be a rubber stamp under Fayemi.
“Governor Fayemi is exposed and I know that he will see the legislative arm as partner in progress, rather than trying to treat lawmakers as slaves, the way Fayose did.
“Let me tell you, there are no defectors in APC, we are all one, so you have nothing to fear. I am assuring you that everybody will benefit from this government”.
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