Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide, the PDP lawmaker representing Ibadan North-west/Ibadan South-west federal constituency of Oyo state in the national assembly, has assured party faithfuls and loyalists of the People’s Democratic Party in Oyo state and across the country that the party remains steadfast in it’s commitment towards providing a credible alternative to the disastrous 10 year reign of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria.
Olajide, a two term federal lawmaker and chairman, House of Representatives committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity,
who is a ranking member of the lower legislative chamber gave this assurance, while addressing PDP party leaders drawn from ward 11 of Ibadan South West local area of Oyo state at his Adeoyo residence.
According to a statement made available to newsmen by Tolu Mustapha, Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs to Hon. Adedeji Olajide, the lawmaker allayed the fears of party leaders present at the meeting on the defection of a couple of party members from the PDP to the APC across the country in recent times.
Olajide said these defection is a tactical win for the PDP as most of the defectors will naturally dislodge the internal runnings of the APC, as most of those who will be affected by the coming of the new entrants will cross over to the PDP.
Citing the example of Delta state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Olajide, said, the loss of Sheriff to APC will upturn a lot of dynamics with their party, which will eventually lead to a mass exodus of those who will naturally be affected back to PDP.
“This is a win – win situation for both parties, Gov. Sheriff moving to APC will naturally upstage some prominent players with that party and a mass exodus will naturally hit APC in Delta state.
The PDP is their natural habitat, hence there’s no cause for alarm.
A couple of Gubernatorial hopefuls have definitely been upstaged by Sheriff ‘s movement and they will go back to their drawing board to plan their next move, which is PDP.
I can assure you that the leaders of PDP is on top of this. Don’t forget that the election period is here, hence political moves and calculations are earnestly ongoing. The transfer window is actively open, hence such moves are unexpected.
Hon. Adedeji Olajide also assured party leaders present at the meeting that the Oyo state PDP under the leadership of Engr. Seyi Makinde remains intact and unshaken, stating that rather than loose any of it’s member to the opposition party, Oyo state PDP is comfortably positioned to deplete they rank of the ailing opposition parties in the state by welcoming thousands of their member into the PDP fold.
“Oyo state is intact under the leadership of Gov. Seyi Makinde, both in the business of governance and party politics. I am saying it boldly to you that we will not loose any of our members to the opposition, rather, plans are in top gear to welcome defecting members of the opposition political parties into the PDP fold. Our strength and resolve lies in the all encompassing style of leadership Gov. Seyi Makinde has put in place in his last six years of leading Oyo state and I pleased to tell you that, looking at the records, we have not lost any member of our party to the opposition, and this will never happen,” olajide reiterated.
