OGD Supporters Defect En-masse To APC
Following the decision of former governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel to quit partisan politics, thousands of his loyalists and supporters on Sunday defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former governor Daniel had convened a stakeholders’ meeting of his loyalists under the aegis of OGD Political Family at his Sagamu private residence to formally address his loyalists and announce his exit from partisan politics.
But thousands members of his OGD Political Family in Ogun who thronged the venue of the meeting, protested their displeasure over the news credited to Daniel that he was quitting partisan politics.
The supporters, who were not willing to entertain any excuse from Daniel for quitting partisan politics, told the former governor to forget whatever he may have personally suffered during his stay at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), stressing that “life itself is full of ops and downs”.
Earlier, Daniel had informed the audience that his assignments in Ogun politics as well as that of Nigeria as a whole was completed and was ready to quit politics “when the ovation is loudest”.
Earlier, Daniel had informed the audience that his assignments in Ogun politics as well as that of Nigeria as a whole was completed and was ready to quit politics “when the ovation is loudest”.
The former governor, who narrated how he failed at getting Hon. Ladi Adebutu as well as the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) to work together after the court had validated the PDP governorship candidature of Senator Buruji Kashamu, also lamented that members of his political family failed at listening to his leadership.
But his loyalists at the stakeholders’ meeting, pleaded with Daniel to lead them to APC where they all had worked for the success of Abiodun.
One of the party stalwarts, Ifekayode Akinbode led other members of the OGD Political Family to prostrate for Daniel, while women held his legs, pleading passionately that he should lead them to APC.
Arriving at a final resolution, the PDP Senatorial candidate for Ogun Central during the just concluded 2019 general elections, led members of the OGD Political Family in a voice votes where they all resolved to collectively join APC.
