Immediate past Kwara PDP Chairman defects to ADC

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

The immediate-past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful Kwara State, Hon Babatunde Mohammed, has dumped the enactment for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

This was stated successful a missive addressed to the PDP Chairman of Agunjin Ward, Ifelodun Local Government Area, obtained by Vanguard Saturday evening.

His defection mightiness person further depleted the main absorption enactment successful the authorities up of the 2027 wide elections.

Babatunde Mohamed noted successful the missive that portion others, including leaders of the PDP successful the state, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful the past, helium chose to stay successful the PDP connected relationship of his loyalty to the party.

He said, “Even though the reasons I dumped the PDP were personal, I person been successful the PDP for the past 22 years. When PDP leaders successful the authorities near for APC, I remained successful PDP. I didn’t permission similar others did.

“As I talk to you, I’m present successful ADC. I person joined ADC. Like I said earlier, the reasons wherefore I dumped the PDP stay personal. There is nary anticipation successful the PDP again. But you tin remainder assured that I person near for the ADC, which is present my party,” the erstwhile Kwara Speaker said.

Mohammed further said, “I joined PDP successful 2002, precisely 23 years ago, without leaving the enactment adjacent for a day. But the crushed for my resignation is purely personal.

“I sincerely convey the enactment of the party, the stakeholders and members for their enactment and co-operation, astir particularly erstwhile I served arsenic the State Chairman of the party.”

Mohammed besides served arsenic the Speaker of the State House of Assembly betwixt 2009 and 2011 connected the level of the PDP.

Recall that Babatunde Mohammed, commenting connected the bigwigs who dumped the enactment recently, told Vanguard successful an interrogation that the improvement won’t impact the accidental of the enactment to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) successful the state.

He explained that the alignment and realignment that would characterise the nationalist congresses of assorted governmental parties earlier the twelvemonth runs retired would beryllium to the vantage of the People’s Democratic Party successful the state.

The station Immediate past Kwara PDP Chairman defects to ADC appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.