Why I Dumped PDP For APC – Ekiti State House Of Assembly Deputy Majority Leader
Barely twenty five days to the conduct of the Ekiti state Gubernatorial election,a member of the state House of Assembly on platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP),Hon . Ade Alagbada has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Alagbada who is the Deputy Majority leader representing Ise/Orun Constituency in the Assembly at a press conference yesterday in Ado-Ekiti,the state capital said he took the decision having consulted with his constituents.
“I have consulted my leaders and the good people of my constituency in Ise Orun Local Government that elected me as Honourable member of Ekiti State House of Assembly before this press conference.
“I have also obtained their full consent before this historic declaration. I’m aware and it is an historical fact that during the 2014 PDP primary, Governor Ayo Fayose promised my constituency, Ise Orun, the governorship after his tenure.
“We were therefore very hopeful when two of our illustrious sons, Prince Dayo Adeyeye and Barrister Owoseeni Ajayi came out to show interests to contest for the PDP gubernatorial candidate.
“My constituency was therefore shocked and surprised when non of the two aspirants from my constituency was found worthy of support by the governor.
Not only did he disdain them but worked ruthlessly to ensure their manipulation out as candidate of the PDP in preference for the Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka who was no where when we risked everything to ensure the victory of the governor both at the primary and General Election.
“Prince Dayo Adeyeye and Barrister Owoseeni Ajayi have since left in protest to join the APC. My constituency too who elected me into the House of Assembly are also aggrieved and have directed me to follow suit with my leaders.
“Consequently, in accordance with the directive of the good people of Ise/Orun constituency of Ekiti state House of Assembly, I hereby resign as the Deputy Majority Leader of Ekiti State House of Assembly and my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party due to irreconcilable breaking into factions of the PDP in Ekiti state following the rancorous gubernatorial primary “he stated.