THE fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos further swelled on Friday as no fewer than 5000 former members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the party.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new entrants joined the APC at an elaborate ceremony at the ACME Road secretariat of the party.
NAN reports that some 500 members of PDP had on July 3 also defected to APC in the state.
The new defectors, who are members of the United Niger Delta group were led into their new party by Mr Gabriel Ese, the group’s leader.
They were received by the state Chairman of the party, Mr Tunde Balogun, along with some other party officials.
Balogun said the party was excited to receive the new members, particularly as they were many.
He said the decision of the former PDP members to join the party reflected the growing confidence in the party.
Balogun commended the new entrants for their decision to join what he called the progressives fold, assuring them that the party would do its best to give them a sense of belonging.
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“We are happy that you have made the decision to join the Progressive train today and we assure you that we will do our best to make you feel at home.
“Even as you are just joining us, we have accepted you as part and parcel of the APC and we will not treat you differently.
“I assure you, you will not regret joining the APC; we shall work together like brothers and sisters to ensure that APC becomes greater than what it is today in the state,’’ he said.
Balogun implored the defectors to show commitment and give their best in order to ensure victory in 2019.
The party chairman urged the new members to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) as it was the only means by which they could secure victory for the party.
Balogun said the party had commenced the registration of new members nationwide and urged the new members to register to be fully integrated.
Ese said he and other members of the group were delighted to leave the PDP to join “the progressive party’’.
He said the decision of the group to leave the PDP was because of the strides of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos.
Ese said they were also motivated by the charismatic leadership of the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the achievements of the APC at the national level.
“We would have joined the APC a long time ago, we love the party, we love Tinubu but because Dr Goodluck Jonathan was the then President and we thought we could not work against our Niger Delta brother.
“But after so much pressure both within the Niger Delta and outside the region to join the APC, seeing the wonders of Ambode in Lagos and the charisma of Tinubu, we finally decided to be here.
“We are pledging our full allegiance to the party because we have realised this is the party to be.
“We are so happy to be here and we will do our best to take the party to the next level,’’ he said.
Ese said there were about 500, 000 registered members of the group in the state and that they would be mobilized to obtain their PVCs, in order to vote for APC in the 2019 general elections.
Good news
APC = PDP= devils
We don’t count Lagos state. Lagos is APC. Who are these 5000? Just thinking
I saw them, they’re 50, 000000000000. Even Donald Trump joined them.
Where do they import these demographies from? By the next two weeks, 10 thousand could be reported to defect from the APC to PDP! Is it not about time the APC left propaganda to face governance within the one year left??
How did they count them?Lies everywhere
Lol 5000 pdp in Lagos ??, I no sure we reach 100 sef
Fake news…..agbero boys and lasma officail were given membership.efcc were you.
National boys and lasma oficial are given fake membership….to sabotage and rig the election….american and puttin are watching.
is there still PDP in lagos
Even, Lagos rats are APC???
Fake
Even Musqiutos in lagos ar APC. Simple
Transfer window never close?
Name them.
Update us with that of Akwa ibon please!
Lies
Lagos forever APC
That’s good
FAKE NEWS
Migration of thieves and opportunist only in Nigeria will this shit happen we are too backward.
This is no news because PDP is already dead in lagos state
Lies
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