Saraki Regreting Defection To APC
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase, has declared that the present trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government was an indication that all is not well with defectors from PDP to the ruling party.
Oguntuase, former Commissioner for Information, reminded those planning to dump the party in Ekiti State not to lose sight of the regrets being suffered by party bigwigs that had defected to APC, noting that this shall be their lots if they take the plunge.
Speaking against the backdrop of the alleged factionalisation of the party in the state, with Mr. Williams Ajayi and a former Senator, Chief Clement Awoyelu leading a splinter group perceived to be loyal to a Senator from Ogun State, the party boss said his executive won’t tolerate rebellious actions from members, urging those belonging to the faction to retrace their steps.
Saraki is presently being tried by the federal government for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules through which he was elected into office and for alleged false assets’ declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal while serving as the governor of Kwara State.
Speaking with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Friday, Oguntuase said it is no longer profitable to leave a democratic party like the PDP and defect to the APC, a party he described as too ‘sectional and discriminative’ to accommodate defectors.
The Chairman also disproved the wide spread insinuation that the party executive was being tele guided and out rightly subsumed by Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase, has declared that the present trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government was an indication that all is not well with defectors from PDP to the ruling party.
Oguntuase, former Commissioner for Information, reminded those planning to dump the party in Ekiti State not to lose sight of the regrets being suffered by party bigwigs that had defected to APC, noting that this shall be their lots if they take the plunge.
Speaking against the backdrop of the alleged factionalisation of the party in the state, with Mr. Williams Ajayi and a former Senator, Chief Clement Awoyelu leading a splinter group perceived to be loyal to a Senator from Ogun State, the party boss said his executive won’t tolerate rebellious actions from members, urging those belonging to the faction to retrace their steps.
Saraki is presently being tried by the federal government for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules through which he was elected into office and for alleged false assets’ declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal while serving as the governor of Kwara State.
Speaking with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Friday, Oguntuase said it is no longer profitable to leave a democratic party like the PDP and defect to the APC, a party he described as too ‘sectional and discriminative’ to accommodate defectors.
The Chairman also disproved the wide spread insinuation that the party executive was being tele guided and out rightly subsumed by Governor Ayodele Fayose.
