THE ruling People’s Democratic party (PDP) has suffered another setback as Osun All progressive party (APC) Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, has received the Elemo Aga of Ikirun Oluomo Chief Bamidele Onifade and his loyalists in Irepodun Local Government.
The decampees include; Chief Bamidele Onifade, Oladosun Kamorudeen aka Ultimate, Wasiu Oluaye, others and their loyalists.
Receiving the decampees and their mass supporters in Ikirun, on Wednesday, Osun APC Chairman Hon. Tajudeen Lawal declared that he prayed to God, and one of the answered prayer is Chief Bamidele Onifade.
“Thank God for this day, my heart is full with thanksgiving and praises, with joy, as we welcome Chief Onifade, the Oluomo of Ikirun into our party, APC.
“I pray to God, and he has answered my prayer, by directing Oluomo of Ikirun to join our party, APC.
“APC shall do open declaration for Chief Bamidele Onifade, and all the decampees from PDP to our party,” he said
While addressing the people, Oluomo appreciated The APC Chairman, Sooko for welcoming him.
He narrated how late Akirun of Ikirun called on him to join Politics.
“One day the late Akirun of Ikirun land, Oba Abdul Rauf Adewale Adedeji II called me to join politics, but i insisted that I will not be part of politics, and later I invited him and told him I am a Board Chairman of PDP chapter, everyone knows me in Abuja”
Chief Bamidele Onifade encouraged everyone to partake in politics for the progress and development of our nation, state and local government.
“We need to come together and build the country that we want, it must not continue like this..
“In Osun, the state government are not concern about the citizens but about what is not necessary”
“My team from all the 13 wards in Ifelodun local government are ready for APC party, with our party unity, success is assurance”
“I joined APC party in Ifelodun local government without a faction, me and my team are for the party, youths are not part of faction, they are united.
“I, Onifade hereby declared that I joined APC, and I align myself with the Party and President Tinubu for the progress, development of the nation, Nigeria, Osun state and Ifelodun local government,” he said.
On of the decampees, while addressing the crowd, Oladosun Kamorudeen aka Ultimate said PDP has collapsed and failed in Osun state.
“We are close to 100 people here from PDP, we hereby join APC for progress and development”
“Oluomo of Ikirun is now an APC member”
Also, Wasiu Oluaye who addressed the gathering, said, “I am back home to APC.
He pleaded to members of the party to be united.
He prayed that APC will come back in Osun state again.
“We regret working for PDP in the last election, because they are failure
“We joined APC for the Party to be united, He said.
The event was further spiced by the presence;
the APC Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal Sooko, Women Leader, Alhaja Kudirat Fakokinde, Youth Leader, Comrade Goke Akinwemimo.
Ifelodun Leaders are;
Dr. (Hon) Mulikat Abiola Jimoh, Hon. Kehinde Olamolu, Chief Moshood Oluawo, Elder Z.H. Agboola, Hon Kola Akanji, Hon. Adeniyi Abdulrauf, Hon. Kareem Saheed among others.
The event was thrilled to dancing mood by the popular band, Alhaja Monsurat Asikomitito.