A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Engr. Bayo Dayo has dumped the party for the the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The PDP chieftain joined the ruling party on Thursday in Abeokuta with a large retinue of his loyalists.
Dayo said he was encouraged to join the APC for what he described as genuine and holistic developments of the nook and crannies of the state by the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration.
Dayo, who is also a one-time Chairman of Ijebu North Local Government added that the decision has become much more imperative “as the PDP is now bedevilled with inconsistencies in ideology and vision to significantly give hope to the common man.”
He added : “I am convinced of this administration’s sincerity and commitment to the well-being of the people, and I have seen this administration demonstrate it irrespective of party affiliation or religious leaning.
“The governor has governed with every sense of decorum and responsibility, touching the lives of the people across the social strata.
“These vivid convictions prompted my decision to bring my loyalists to join the APC, not because I was offered money but I come of my own volition since the administration walks its talk and I want a better life for my people, loyalists and we can no longer be behind the fence.”
Welcoming the former PDP chairman and his loyalists to the party at Ward 3, Omen, Ijebu North Local Government Area, on behalf of the Governor, Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Olatokunbo Talabi said Engr. Bayo Dayo is a man who is passionate about the development and upliftment of the downtrodden.
He noted that his decision to join the APC with his loyalists was purely because he has seen what he expects of a government from the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration.
Talabi said : “Even as a critic of our administration, we have remained focused and amenable to changes and people-oriented initiatives which has, in turn, fascinated the opposition to our party.”
The SSG reiterated the governor’s policy of treating every member of the party with due respect irrespective of when they join the party.
He noted that Dayo has been convinced of what the governor is doing to make life more abundant for the people, which propelled he and his loyalists to take the bold step in joining the “Building Our Future Together” agenda for a more prosperous Ogun State.
Also, the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Engr. Adebayo Dayo, into its fold.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta by the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, said: “Engr. Adebayo Dayo’s move, though should have happened much earlier, was a step in the right direction.
“We welcome Engr. Dayo into the progressives fold. We salute his courage and hope to tap from his rich grassroots political experience.”
The party further assured of a level-playing field and equal opportunity for all.
He added that : “as our leader and Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has always said ‘in the APC, there are no founder, there are no joiners. We are all stakeholders and family members’.”
It expressed the hope that in the next couple of days, more members of the “asphyxiating Ogun state PDP will abandon it and join the gentleman, but hardworking governor in taking Ogun state to greater heights, thereby giving meaning to the slogan ‘igbega ipinle Ogun, ajose gbogbo wa ni’.”
(vitalnewsngr.com)
