1,000 Supporters Of Obasanjo Defect To APC In Ogun Nov 8th, 2014 @ 07:41 pm › niyi ↓ Leave a comment About 1000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Former President Olusegun Obasanjo led by the former national treasurer and Obasanjo’s strong ally, Bode Mustapha yesterday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, as the relationship between him and the national leadership of the PDP continued to deteriorate. Mustapha, a former member of House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003 who had earlier submitted his form of intent for the Ogun Central Senatorial seat under the APC, led other members of the PDP out of the party, Vanguard reports. He also warned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba against plunging the country into chaos, following his removal of the security details of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, an action he said could expose the number four citizen to risks. “In Nigeria, we love sentiments a lot. Do we know what can happen to Nigeria if anything should happen to Speaker Tambuwal? Nobody knows! The IGP should not put this country on fire. He should immediately restore Tambuwal’s security aides until a court of competent jurisdiction declares his seat vacant. “He was elected as the primus inter-pares in the House of Representatives. He was elected as leader by his members and it is only his members that can remove him as Speaker or a court of competent jurisdiction. Then and only then can his security aides be withdrawn. “When people were defecting to PDP, it was hosanna in Aso Rock to the extent that Governor Mimiko of Ondo State defected to the PDP. “But whatever is good for the goose is equally good for the gander. When Tambuwal defected, you withdrew his security aides. Why didn’t you do same when Governor Mimiko defected to the PDP because he was elected on the platform of the Labour Party, LP?. The APC state Deputy Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Lemboye, who received Mustapha’s form however, promised that the party would provide a level playing field for all aspirants in the state.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 19:01:00 +0000
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