Few days to the Saturday 25th Presidential election,the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Ogun State on Tuesday received politicians from the African Democratic Congress ADC including the Ogun central senatorial candidate of the party, Ibukun Olujobi.
Olujobi, who confirmed his defection to Oxygist, said he took the ‘painful decision’ because the party has been hijacked by some people who were not members of the party and also in business collaboration with the State Chairman of the ADC.
He said he believe that the party of the people is PDP, and all the candidate of PDP will eventually emerge in the coming election saying that they have decided to join the winning party.
According to him " We all know that it is at the later hour that our party has new leaders, and new contestants, so we feel uncomfortable having worked so far for this party and for new leaders to hijacked it and decided to impose new laws on us .
"We decided we are going to move to another Party and I have decided to abandoned my ambition and support Hon. Olumide Aderinokun because he's in the winning team and am ready to assist him and make sure he win the election as well as other candidate.
"I hereby declare support and endorse the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP Governorship candidate in Ogun State Hon Oladipupo Adebutu and other PDP Candidates."
The defectors also include, the state woman leader Mrs folashade Akinwale and the former local government chairmen of ADC, Mrs Funmilayo Oduneye Odogbolu LG Chairperson, Hon Makinde Suleiman Ijebu North LG , Prince Adesanya Chairman of Ijebu East LG, Mrs Olawunmi Ayomide Chairperson Remo North LG, Hon Oyewole Oke Ijebu Ode LG Chairman, Akindele Monsuru Alani Chairman Imeko Afon LG, Alhaji Bello lateef Yewa North LG Chairman, Alhaji Alao Ahmed Adodo Otta LG Chairman, Hon Ebenezer Akinbunmi Abeokuta North LG Chairman , Pastor Adediran Odeda LG Chairman , Mr Suleiman Abiodun Ewekoro LG Chairman and Mr Adedoyin Ogunkoya Ijebu Waterside LG Chairman .