2,000 PDP, APC members join SDP in Ondo

About 2, 000 members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and

All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday decamped to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ode Irele, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The decampees, who were mostly grassroots politicians – including six Baales (local chief) from the ten-wards of the local government, hinged their decision on the need to join and support Dr. Olu Agunloye, who is a governorship aspirant in the SDP.

They disclosed that the complacency and tiredness of their former leaders in the PDP and APC forced them to massively resolve to seek the alternative platform in the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

According to them, the leaders of their former parties Irele had neglected their plight, especially the high the level of poverty among their People, and decried the government abandonment of the community.

“Many of us sold our goods and farm produce particularly to support this government of PDP but at the end of the day, it was neglect, back-stabbing and victimization, while they also demanded from us heavy taxes and unfavorable policy.

“As at today, there are no meaningful developmental projects in Ode Irele and our people have been left to their own fate particularly over the total electricity blackout going to two years in the community and the southern part of the state”.

The decampees expressed optimism that Agunloye would be given the SDP ticket as its governorship flag-bearer ahead of the November 26th, 2016 guber poll and vowed to continually rally support for his candidature.

“Based on our personal conviction, we have no doubt that Dr. Olu Agunloye has better things to offer the people of this state in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) when compared to the aspirants in other parties”, they said.

Welcoming the decampees, the National Chairman of SDP, Chief Olu Falae, said the image of the SDP has started Soaring, since the official defection of Dr. Olu Agunloye with thousands of supporters to the party.

Falae, who was represented by the party’s Senatorial Chairman (South), Lekan Adeodu, said the party was keenly ready to contest and win with a landslide in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Agunloye said that with the defection of the former PDP and APC members to the party, the SDP remained unbeatable for the race to the Alagbaka government seat and expressed the hope of being the next governor of the state.

He advised the new members to get prepared for a neighbour-to-neighbour campaign, in order to get massive support for the party ahead of the governorship election.