All 3 APC Ogun senators defect to SDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state has lost all its three senators to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Adegbenga Kaka, a former deputy governor of the state and the chairman of the Ogun caucus at the national assembly, told journalists that the three of them (pictured) delivered their letters to the leadership of the senate on Wednesday.
The other two senators are Akin Odunsi and Gbenga Obadara.
Kaka said their actions were triggered by the crisis within APC in the state.
“The factionalisation of the party (APC in Ogun) leading to the emergence of parallel executives from ward, local government areas to state levels,” he said.
“Our protest, appeal and demand for justice from the national leadership of the party have yielded no result. Rather, the faction that flagrantly flouted the party guidelines was given recognition by the national executive.”
Kaka said that they had no option but to withdraw their membership of the party after due consultations with their constituents.
“We gave a very long rope. We felt that we cannot be looking for peace when the other members involved in the illegality are not interested in peace.
“Our supporters are getting restless and the deadline for submission of forms is closing. We cannot continue to wait endlessly.”
Asked whether they could still reconsider their decisions, Kaka said only God could make them change their minds.
“We have waited for over two and half years to even have an interaction with the governor, but he avoids us,” he said.
“We have explored all channels to resolve the crisis without success. Maybe the leadership of the party thinks otherwise about us. The tendency for impunity and injustice led us to where we are today.
“The situation where three senators, seven house of representatives members, the deputy governor, many members of the state house of assembly and Chief Aremu Osoba himself are pulling out gives cause to worry.”
On why they chose SDP, he said that apart from their ideological orientation, the SDP was the party Chief Segun Osoba rode on to become governor of the state back in 1999.
Former Governor Olusegun Osoba needs to reconsider his steps in the over all interest of Ogun State b’cos by his current action Ogun State may be delivered once again into the hands of those have eaten the resources of the state dry in the past. God forbids! Ogun State cannot afford another round of mindless looting of the sort witnessed under OGD – led People Destroying People (PDP). The only way to avoid this is for Osoba and Amosun to reconcile. What is the assurance even that those who branched off to form SDP will be accepted by the people of Ogun State? The election will simply be between APC AND PDP. – Femi Bankole