The gale of defection which has turned the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democrats Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a shadow of their former selves is causing disquiet, distrust and cries among the remaining leaders and members of the two political parties.
Since last February, many of the notable leaders and members of the two parties have been moving in droves to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to support the ambition of the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Asiwaju Segun Oni.
Findings by the Ekiti Build Back Better (EBBB), a pro-Segun Oni Campaign Organisation group, unveiled panic measures being put in place, at least to impress their leaders in Abuja that they are still in existence to contest the Saturday June 18 governorship election in the state.
According to a press statement issued by Idowu Adelusi, the spokesman of the group in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at the weekend, “at the strategic meetings of the eggheads in APC and in PDP held recently, the two parties struggled to avoid, but inevitably admitted that they have lost the June election to the SDP already, even before the date of election.
“It was at this point that they concluded that they would not go down without fighting and they drew action plans”.
Meanwhile, APC in the state is said to be heavily mobilizing for its candidate, Abiodun Oyebanji with Governor Kayode Fayemi and Chief Adeniyi Adebayo leading the campaign.
An APC source informed PMParrot that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that victory is recorded by the party after the June 18 gubernatorial election.
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