ONE of the leading governorship aspirants in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, on Sunday, said he had not directed any of his supporters to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Adeola, who is the Senator representing Lagos West in the National Assembly, in a statement by his media adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, admitted that some of his few admirers left his camp because their effort to join the mainstream of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were frustrated during the congresses of the ruling party.
He insisted that he had not directly or indirectly asked any of his loyalists to join any political party, saying he would rather resign from politics than leave the progressives fold.
The lawmaker explained that hundreds of his supporters are in APC and urged them to remain steadfast, adding that efforts are on to resolve all differences of grievances within the party.
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“It is true that the few people from Ogun Central that decided to move to ADC were part of the teeming admirers of Adeola and his aspiration. However, it is also a fact that their efforts to join APC in furtherance of their support for Yayi were frustrated over time and conclusively during the congresses of APC.
“Adeola Solomon has not openly or covertly directed any of his supporters found in SDP, LP and other political parties operational in Ogun State to move to any other political party as he remains firmly rooted in APC and the progressives of the Southwest, a root that spans his entire political life of over 20 years under credible progressives leaders.
“He is on record to say that he will rather resign from politics than leave the progressives folds that is presently domicile in APC,” the statement read.
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