PDP crisis is a blessing to us in APC – Governor Amosun

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has described the current ‘war’ in the ruling the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a blessing to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The governor stated this while playing host to scores of PDP chieftains across the 20 local government areas of the state who have already decamped to APC.

The defectors were received at the Gateway Hall, Ibara GRA, Abeokuta by Governor Ibikunle Amosun, the state Assembly Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi, and the state APC Interim Chairman, Alhaji Ola Bello.

Amosun said the APC was already warming up to take over power from the PDP at the federal level, come 2015.

According to him, the current crisis rocking the ruling PDP would boost the chances of the APC.

He voiced his conviction thus, “The crisis rocking the PDP is a blessing to us in APC; we prayed for that, we all prayed that the PDP should have crisis, because we are in soup if they are united.

“I pray that the centre should not hold for PDP,” he said, adding that the momentum already gathered by the opposition APC would be sustained to unseat the ruling party from power.

On his government policies, Amosun said, “this is not about myself, it is about Ogun State and its development and progress.

“Governance cannot be solely done by the governor, it requires the collective input and support of the people.”

Those who defected were; a former House of Representatives member, Kazeem Salako; former state House of Assembly members, Tokunbo Oshin and Adekunle Adegboyega; former PDP governorship aspirant, Chief Kola Lawal; former Chairman of Yewa North local government, Prince Bolaji Aretola, and Otunba Fatai Sowemimo.

Others include, former Special Adviser to ex-House of Representatives Speaker, Chief Kayode Odunaro; former Special Assistant to ex-Governor, Gbenga Daniel on Local Government Matters, Elder Tokunbo Fakeye; former Chairman, Abeokuta South local government, Chief Dare Gbolahan; former PDP State Auditor, Adisa Ajayi, Chief Dele Oderinde, and Afolabi Afuape.

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