By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin
The immediate-past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) in Kwara State, Hon Babatunde Mohammed, has dumped the social gathering for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
This was said in a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Agunjin Ward, Ifelodun Native Authorities Space, obtained by Vanguard Saturday night.
His defection might need additional depleted the primary opposition social gathering within the state forward of the 2027 normal elections.
Babatunde Mohamed famous within the letter that whereas others, together with leaders of the PDP within the state, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) up to now, he selected to stay within the PDP on account of his loyalty to the social gathering.
He stated, “Despite the fact that the explanations I dumped the PDP have been private, I’ve been within the PDP for the previous 22 years. When PDP leaders within the state left for APC, I remained in PDP. I didn’t go away like others did.
“As I communicate to you, I’m now in ADC. I’ve joined ADC. Like I stated earlier, the the explanation why I dumped the PDP stay private. There isn’t any hope within the PDP once more. However you may relaxation assured that I’ve left for the ADC, which is now my social gathering,” the previous Kwara Speaker stated.
Mohammed additional stated, “I joined PDP in 2002, exactly 23 years in the past, with out leaving the social gathering even for a day. However the cause for my resignation is only private.
“I sincerely thank the management of the social gathering, the stakeholders and members for his or her assist and co-operation, most particularly once I served because the State Chairman of the social gathering.”
Mohammed additionally served because the Speaker of the State Home of Meeting between 2009 and 2011 on the platform of the PDP.
Recall that Babatunde Mohammed, commenting on the bigwigs who dumped the social gathering lately, advised Vanguard in an interview that the event gained’t have an effect on the possibility of the social gathering to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) within the state.
He defined that the alignment and realignment that may characterise the nationwide congresses of assorted political events earlier than the 12 months runs out can be to the benefit of the Individuals’s Democratic Get together within the state.
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