In what may come as a shock to many, Governor Olusegun Mimiko's Special Assistant has led hundreds of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State.
PDP supporters
According to a report on DailyPost, a Special Assistant to Ondo State Governor on Political Mobilisation, Mosunmola Awotula, popularly called 'Iron Lady', has led hundred of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Irele Local Government Area of the state.
Among the defectors were; Ayaki of Ireleland, Chief Olorunda Ikuemelo, PDP Vice Chairman in Ward Four, Dayo Olajide, Comrade Ademuwagun Fakomogbo, Comrade Soji Olowotimehin, Madam Aderotoye Abike, Akinbamiro Ojuetimi, Olayinka Moyo and Comrade Adebayo Adegoroye.
Mrs. Awotula who spoke on behalf of others, said the PDP 'is a party of broken promises, which has inflicted pains on the people'.
“We are the strong leaders of the PDP in Irele. I have been a woman leader in Ward 2. After that, I became Organising Secretary before Mimiko came to PDP. When Mimiko defect to PDP, he rendered us the executive members useless and refused to carry us along in the scheme of things; that shows that Mimiko is a selfish leader, ” she said.
One of the leaders, Ikuemelo, who explained why they left PDP, described the party as “a dilapidated building”, and said they left the party before it collapses on them, adding that the PDP would soon become a dead party with no strength within the sunshine state.
Reacting to their defection, an aid to the governor disclosed that the defectors were politically irrelevant in the state. “Nobody knew they existed and we don’t know them. As far as we are concerned, those are not members of the PDP,” he said.