9th August, 2023
By Segun Giwa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has said it is not bothered by ongoing defection of some of its leaders to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and other parties.
Ondo PDP Chairman, Mr Fatai Adams, told journalists on Tuesday in Akure that it is normal for party members to dump their parties after loss of an election.
But he said many of those dumping the party will return to the party at the right time. He added that others were also dumping their parties for the PDP.
”When a party loses in a big election like the presidential election, such defections are bound to happen.
”Some are leaving, some are coming in. That is politics. Some of them are on a voyage to search for political relevance or daily bread,” he said.
Adams said: “When the daily bread is not coming, they will come back. We have no cause to worry over the defection. What is the contribution of those defectors in the last election. We will bounce back in the state.”
He also said that the PDP was ready to participate in the upcoming local government council’s election in the state.
The party, he said, has conducted its primaries to elect candidates for the 2024 local government elections.
The Ondo Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) had shifted the councils poll from Dec. 16 to February 2024
Adams said candidates emerged through a transparent processes.
“It is not on our place to reject the creation of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). If the government says it wants to conduct elections into the newly created LCDAs, we are ready and prepared,” he said.
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