No fewer than 10 thousand members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency of Ondo State on Thursday joined the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Earlier, the House of Representatives member representing the constituency, Festus Akingbaso, declared his defection to the ruling party.
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, received the defectors in Idanre town on Thursday and commended the federal lawmaker for leading his supporters and PDP members to the APC.
Aiyedatiwa said, “I want to congratulate our people in Idanre and Ifedore LGAs for having a worthy son, who has been representing you well at the National Assembly. Festus Akingbaso has witnessed all that the APC is doing in Ondo State and at the federal level. We are happy to receive him and members of the PDP.”
He stated that the economic reforms of the Tinubu administration were already yielding positive impacts in several areas.
While presenting the APC flag to Akingbaso, the party chairman in Ondo State, Ade Adetimehin, expressed confidence that the Idanre and Ifedore Federal Constituency would now consistently deliver total votes to the APC following the lawmaker’s defection.
“The Federal constituency used to be divided for APC and PDP, but with the defection of Hon. Akingbaso to our party, Idanre and Ifedore will henceforth record 100 per cent votes for the APC.”
Adetimehin urged the citizens to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which he said is focused on improving the lives of ordinary Nigerians, and emphasized that Ondo State is now solidly APC.
In his address, Akingbaso praised Governor Aiyedatiwa for his leadership and commitment to the wellbeing of the people and said his decision to defect was to support the governor in bringing governance closer to the grassroots.
“As a member of the National Assembly for two years, I have witnessed the giant strides of President Tinubu at the top level, and it is important that I bring my supporters to work with the governor in Ondo for the overall success of the party,” Akingbaso stated.
