Not fewer than one hundred and five (105) leaders and supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Enu’wa in Ile ife, Osun state on Monday.
The decampees, led by Hon John Fasogbon, Hon. Akin Famuyide and Hon Leader Adeyinka Adeniji were received by the PDP Chairman in the state, Hon Soji Adagunodo and other party stakeholders.
Speaking at the programme while receiving the decampees state, Adagunodo thanked PDP stakeholders in the Ife zone for the good job done to bring back the SDP leaders back home.
A leader of the PDP, Akogun Lere Oyewumi who decorated the decampees from Ife East tasked them to work on other leaders and members of PDP who are still in other political parties to return back to PDP. “We need the strength used in 2003 to win 2022 and 2023 general elections”
Receiving decampees from Ife South local governnment led by Hon Akin Famuyide and SDP chairman in Ife South, Hon Rauf Ademola, Elder Sunday Akanfe Atidade appreciated the decampees also charged them to see PDP as their home.
In his own reaction Hon. Adeyinka Adeniji said their coming back to PDP is not to fight anyone but to rescue Osun state from the hands of government who plugged the state into huge debt. He said they are ready to work assiduously to ensure PDP regain power.
Present at the programme include Osun PDP state Chairman Hon Olasoji Adagunodo, Former PDP National Secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo, Akogun Lere Oyewumi, Alhaji Fatai Diekola, Hon Ajilesoro Taofeek Abimbola, Oluomo Gbenga Owolabi, Hon. Sunday Akanfe Atidade, Hon. Bola Ajao, Hon. Adesoye Oyetunde, Hon. Tunde Abesin, Hon. Wale Ojo, Alhaji Remi Arogundade, Hon. Wale Adebayo, Hon. Kunbi Oladimeji, Hon Akin Akinsolugba and many others.
