…SAY MAKINDE KEPT HIS PROMISES
Three Oyo State Commissioners, Senior Special Assistants, 93 Local Government Area appointees and other African Democratic Congress stakeholders and members have decamped to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
ADC had in the wake of 2019, general elections, worked in coalition with the PDP, to bring in Governor Seyi Makinde to power, under the PDP.
African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Monday, while decamping to PDP, said their decision to fully join the PDP in the State was as a result of Governor Makinde’s trust, truth and honesty to the promises he made to the coalition.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, quoted the appointees as saying that the decision was aimed at ensuring the success of the Governor’s second term aspiration.
Also, the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, in press conference in Ibadan, said the Governor fulfilled all promises he made to the ADC as a coalition party.
According to Olatunbosun, the Commissioner for Energy, Barr. Seun Ashamu and the Commissioner for Agric, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, decided to join the PDP after much consultation with leaders of the ADC.
“On behalf of the commissioners here – the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun; Commissioner for Energy, Barr. Seun Ashamu and Commissioner for Agric, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, after much consultation with our leaders, we have decided to move to the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, because we believe that Governor Seyi Makinde has fulfilled his promises to our leaders.
“So, we believe we should do everything within our power to make sure we give him all the necessary support to win the second term in office. “We were part of the success in 2019 and believe that if we join forces together with him, we will be able to succeed together.
“Also with me here are Special Adviser to the Governor on Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Gbenga Oyetola, 93 appointees at the state level, and elected representatives at the local government level.
“So, that is why we have called this brief press conference.” He said.
