APC Loses 1,500 Members to PDP in Odigbo LG

Gov. Olusegun Mimiko

No fewer than 1,500 members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Odigbo local government of Ondo State on Friday defected to the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ore, the headquarters of the council area.

The leaders of the defectors, Mrs Bolanle Taofik, Mr Abiye Adefisayo, Mr Akeem Alli Akinsulere and their followers were received into the PDP by the State chairman of the party, Mr Clement Faboyede at the party's campaign rally held in Ore.

Speaking at the rally, the State Governor and Southwest coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation, Dr Olusegun Mimiko stressed the need for the people to vote enmasse for President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates of the party because of the commitment of the Jonathan administration to infrastructural development of the area.

He cited the Ore/Benin highway that had been re-constructed by the administration and the on-going rehabilitation of Ore/ Sagamu axis of the road, saying that the development would boost commercial activities and ease transportation in the area.

Dr Mimiko, who described President Jonathan as a credible candidate with sincere desire to transform the socio-economic landscape of the country through his transform agenda, noted that a vote for Jonathan signified a bright future for the country.

While congratulating the defectors for the wise decision taken in their best interest and that of the State, Dr Mimiko charged them to continue to propagate the gospel of Jonathan and work assiduously for his re-election.

Governor Mimiko had earlier paid a courtesy call on the traditional rulers in the area, headed by the Ajobu of Araromi Obu, Oba Aderemi Adelola where the monarch on behalf of his colleagues prayed for the victory of the party in the general election.