The All Progressives Congress, APC in Ogun State has harvested thousands of supporters of the Social Democratic Party, SDP and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at the weekend.
Total number of 1,237 members of the Abe-Igi Babaloke group in Idiroko ward, Ipokia local government council defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
The defectors led by their leader, Abdul Rasak Isa were received by the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun during his tour to the Ipokia local government as part of continuation of his electioneering campaign for his re-election bid.
The Abe-Igi Babaloke group is a strong group in Ipokia have been the strong hold for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon.Isiaq Abiodun Akinlade.
The group has been with him since 2003 and have delivered the area to him when he represented Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency both on the platform of PDP and ACN in 2011.
Leader of the group, Abdul Rasak Isa, while joining APC yesterday during the rally, declared that they have come to join a moving train for the rebuilding mission, assuring the governor and the leadership of the party of total victory during the forthcoming general elections.
“Adekunle Akinlade is our son, he is one of us, he is our own and we believe so much in him. With his track record when he was with the governor as a SA, we know that he will not disappoint us.
“We laboured for Isiaq Akinlade so much since 2003 but he has never fulfilled his promises to us. He believes in giving us money for party and merriment and other things not mindful of what will be beneficial to us.
“Now, our son is going there and moreover, we will be ungrateful to the present administration if we fail to identify with it. We are not deaf or blind, we are living witnesses to all the good work that are going on all around. The only thing we can do for it is to support it and all other candidates from the party, hence our decision to defect to APC,” An excited defector told newsmen.
