Two-time PDP aspirant defects to APC in Kwara

TWO-time governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Engineer Sunday Babalola, has announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The former governorship aspirant, who participated in the 2011 and 2015 electioneering process in Kwara state, said that he had moved to the APC with his followers who, he said belonged to several groups.

In a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, Engineer Babalola said that his involvement in partisan politics was informed by the belief that politics should be about service to the people, adding that the state, “as it is now, needs urgent liberation from past years of under development.

“I believe that government plays a significant role in advancing wellbeing of citizens, through the provision of infrastructure and amenities, human capital development and by engendering an environment that is conducive for business growth and expansion”, he said.

Babalola, who said that he decided to move out of the PDP to the APC because of new members to the PDP, added that he could not work with the new members.

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“With the defection of Saraki and many of his loyalists, from APC to the PDP, it is very clear that I have to move with all my supporters to a political party that is more focused on people and development of the state. I find it very difficult to be in the same political party with the major actor or principal, who many people, including I, believe should be blamed for the low level of development in the state”, he said.

Babalola, who said that he would continue to offer his services and resources for the emancipation of the people and for societal development, added that he did not believe that the return of Saraki and his loyalists to the PDP would make any difference.

He also said that the APC government is capable of churning out appropriate policies and programmes with an execution of development project when it comes to power in the state.