OBJ faction may dump PDP for APC in Ogun

Strong indications emerged yesterday that a faction of the embattled Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) loyal to the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in Ogun State may join the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
This was the conclusion of majority of members after a meeting which held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, (OOPL), Abeokuta, the state capital. The development had also led to a sharp division among members of the party, who were of the opinion that the move would not benefit the cross-carpeting members.
There has been irreconcilliable differences between Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Prince Buruji Kashamu, the party’s Chairman, Organization and Mobilization in the Southwest.
Before yesterday’s  meeting, leading members of the faction have been romancing the APC, necessitating disenchantment among members.
Sources closed to the meeting told Saturday Sun that the motion for the members of the faction to join the APC in the state was moved by Chief Tayo Odulaja, from Ogun East Senatorial District and was seconded by anotber member.

A counter motion was later moved by a former member of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Olu Fatoki who was of the opinion that members should remain in the party and find a solution to whatever problems it is currently going through.
He was quoted as saying that it was better for members to remain in the PDP and find a lasting solution to its problems than to dump it for the APC that is also enmeshed in leadership crisis.
This position was said to have been supported by the former chairman of the state universal education board, Lisa Adejobi, who reasoned that going to the party would be suicidal.
Thereafter, the motions were put into votes and about 94 members of the members voted in favour of the first motion that the faction should join the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration as against the Faoki’s motion which scored 48 votes.
Aside from 10 members of the party each across the 20 local government areas of the state that attended the about three hours meeting, the former chairman of the PDP in the state, Chief Joju Fadairo, as well as the removed national auditor of the party, Chief Bode Mustafa, the former gubernatorial aspirant of the party, Dr, Femi Majekodunmi among several others were also in attendance.


Source: sunnewsonline