No fewer than 2,000 members of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), yesterday, decamped to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) at a meeting in Iju ward,in the Ado Odo Ota local government areas of
Ogun state.
The decampees, majority from the Young Progressive Party, (YPP) were received and presented with their membership cards at the AD governorship campaign flag-off in respect of Ado Odo Ota Constituency in the 2019 elections.
The leaders of the new members, in their separate remarks at the event, expressed their commitment and readiness to contribute their quota toward ensuring the party’scictory at the poll.
According to them, only the AD at all levels of governance in Ogun could help to actualise their yearnings and aspirations.
Omolade Omotayo, a YPP chieftain and decampee from Iju ward ,Ado Odo-Ota Local Government area in a remark, said every reasonable politician must be firm in taking positive decisions concerning his or her political career.
Omotayo, presently a Board member, who claimed to represent over 1,900 members, said he was convinced that the AD truly represented the best interest of Ogun State citizens’.
“Any reasonable person or politician must know the right time to stay or quit and as far as I’m concerned the AD by every standard represents the best interest of people in Ogun.
“I have the conviction that in any free, fair and credible election in Nigeria like the forth coming 2019 elections AD will surpass them in Ogun State.
The state governorship candidate,Olufade-Olowokere while receiving the decampees, said he remained the party’s authentic candidate, vows to fulfil all promises on assumption of office in May 2019.
He urged the new members to be dedicated to the party’s principles and ideals, saying the challenges ahead required more commitment and sacrifice.
Also, he promised that his present and future representation would help to accelerate the desired socio-economic development of the constituency.
“We still stand by our promise to the electorate before our victory in the last by-election that we are going to do things differently as way of impacting positively on our people.
“This will be in accordance with the desired growth, progress and development envisioned for the constituency,’’ Olufade-Olowokere said.
The campaign witnessed large attendance of party members and leaders across the sixteen wards in Ado-Odo Ota and beyond.
