2023: PDP’s Relevance in Southwest Fading As Powerful Chieftain Decamps to APC, Declares for Tinubu
- The All Progressive Congress (APC) has made another stride towards dominating polls at the forthcoming general elections
- In Oyo state, the party poached Olusegun Olaleye aka radical brother from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Olaleye in his resignation letter revealed that the reason for is exit was based on the premise that he wants to support the presidential bid of Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Oyo, Ibadan - Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to be losing grip on the southwestern region following the latest high-profile defection from the party.
Olusegun Olaleye aka radical brother, a two-term legislator at the Oyo state house of parliament has switched allegiance to the All Progress Congress (APC).
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He made this known to newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Monday, January 2.
The renowned legislator was believed to have run his two-term in the Oyo state parliament between 2011 and 2019 under the umbrella of the APC before defecting to the PDP where he won the ticket to run for the Ibadan North legislative seat in the forthcoming polls under the umbrella of the PDP.
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2023: Why I am leaving PDP - Olalaye speaks
According to his resignation letter addressed to the leadership of the party, he revealed that his resignation from the party was informed by his zeal to support the presidential ambition of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC.
As reported by the Daily Independent, Olaleye said:
“This decision is borne out of my conviction to support the presidential aspiration of Sen. Bola Tinubu under the banner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and this informed the major reason I decided to be on the same party platform with him and return home to my former party.
“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu gave all for our success at the poll in Oyo State under the banner of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2011 and I was part of that government as honourable member from Ibadan North Constituency 2."
He revealed that it was time to reciprocate the gesture of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his political career and that of Oyo state in general as he was instrumental in instituting the party into Oyo state politics with the APC platform where he won two of his previous elections.
2023: Boost for APC as powerful northern senator donates 100 vehicles, ICT centre to Tinubu's campaign
In another development, the APC campaign train has just been relieved following a huge donation by a prominent senator in Niger East.
This is as Senator Sani Musa donated about 100 vehicles and an ICT centre to aid the Tinubu presidential campaign ahead of the 2023 polls.
The federal lawmaker described the move as a gesture to further propel victory for APC while noting all hands are on deck to mobilise more support for Jagaban in the north.
Source: Legit.ng
