Defection of PDP chieftains to APC may boost chances of LP in Kwara

Date: 2015-04-30

FOLLOWING the recent defection of some politicians from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, the onus of providing a stiff opposition to the ruling APC during Saturday’s governorship election may have shifted to Labour Party (LP).
Gbemisola Saraki, the daughter of late political icon of the state, Olusola Saraki-led the team of the defectors who also include, Dele Belgore SAN and Segun Olawoyin among others.

The development may have depleted the camp of the local PDP by about 30 percent ahead of the election, where the incumbent Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed is seeking a re-election for second term.

The party PDP had posted a good result in the last Presidential polls churning in over 30 per cent votes of the total votes cast in the state for President Goodluck Jonathan during his botched attempt at returning to power.

Spokesman of the PDP in Kwara Rex Olawoye said the defection though “a surprise one to us” has no doubt afforded the party the opportunity of those “we can refer to as faithful members.” Olawoye added that it would not affect the chances of the party at the polls “because people of Kwara are seriously yearning for a change of political ideology.”

Besides, the PDP governorship candidate Simeon Ajibola said the defectors would allegedly find it difficult to direct all their supporters to cast their votes in the same direction during the elections adding, “We are very hopeful of victories.”

Meanwhile, many voters in the state, especially the youth seem to be routing for the LP governorship candidate Mike Omotosho, citing his robust campaign promises and party’s manifestoes. Omotosho had pledged only a single term in office without salaries, youth employment, low cost housing scheme for the masses, free health policy, industrial drives among others for the people of the state if voted to power.

He told The Guardian in Ilorin, “we heard the people referring to us as a more serious party due to our consistency. They are holding us in high esteem due to the fact that even before aspiring for political office we had used our foundation to turn around for good the fortunes of many people.

“This election has nothing to do with ego. We just want to show our people that what they taught was impossible is very possible. We want to show them resource management skill for optimal results. We will do it only for a single term. We need to move away from archaic ideology to a modern one. Kwara is very viable, we are ready to show them the way.”

Media coordinator of the PDP campaign organisation in the state Kayode Omotose said the recent developments have boosted the already positive chances of the party for the polls adding, “it will be a massive victory for us.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     11th Galadima     Tunji Arosanyin     Yusuf Ali     Kayode Ogunlowo     Public Holiday     AGF Abdulrazaq     Kaosarah Adeyi     Offa Descendants Union     Buari Edun     KWASAA     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     KW-GIS     National Broadcasting Commission     TESCOM     Erubu Oba Zubair     Abubakar Ndakene     Owode Market     Bluenile Associates     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Kwara State Pension Board     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     IFK     FERMA     Erin-ile     Alabe     CCEPE     Ubandawaki     Jamiu Oyawoye     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Isiaka Alikinla     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Ajibola Ademola Julius     NFAI     Adedeji Onimago     Shagari     Kwasu     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Bola Magaji     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Park     Moronfoye     Olabanji Orilonishe     Amosa     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Ilorin.Info     Split Diamond Interchange     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Rafiu Olasile     Muhammadu Buhari     TETFUND     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Okin Group     ER-KANG Mining     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Fulani     Oyin-Zubair     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Obayomi Azeez     Manzuma     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Ilorin Muslim Community     Sarakite     Okasanmi Ajayi     Hassan Saliu     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Tunji Moronfoye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

George Innih     Young Progressives Party     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Paul Odama     Akeem Olatunji     Arca Santa     Oke-Ero     ASUU     Charcoal     Ileloke     NFAI     Esinrogunjo     Ishola Abdullahi     Ilorin Like-Minds     Seun Bolaji     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Khairat Gwadabe     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Senate     Tafida     Saliu Tunde Bello     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Owode Market     Chief Of Staff     GANZY     Kayode Zubair     Abdulraufu Mustapha     HYPPADEC     2017 Budget     Kwara 2019     Hassan Oyeleke     Sadiq Umar     Dorcas Afeniforo     Iponrin     Oro Grammar School     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Galland Marcias     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Abdulkadir Orire     Student Learning Support Helpline     Public Holiday     Salman Suleiman     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Adeola Abraham     Halimah Perogi     Musbau A. Akanji     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Nigerian Correctional Service     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Alaro     Moses Adekanye     Ahman Pategi     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Jamiu Oyawoye     JMK Construction Company Limited     Saka Isau     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Baba Isale     Saduki Lafiagi     Musa Alhassan Buge     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Popo-Igbonna     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Saad Omo\'ya     Moshood Bakare     Assayomo     Isiaka Yusuf     Albert Ogunsola     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Ekiti     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Nagode