Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta

Otunba Osinubi: dumps PDP for APC

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP for the House of Representatives for Ijebu Central Federal Constituency, Otunba Adewale Moses Osinubi today defected to the All Progressives Congress, in a move that will boost Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s re-election.

Also,switching his allegiance to the ruling party in the State Thursday morning is the Ogun East Senatorial aspirant under the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Kayode Tejuoso.

The brief welcoming reception which was held at the Mission to Rebuild (MITROS) Hall, GRA Ibara,Abeokuta was attended by leaders and elders of the party in the State,especially from the Ogun East Senatorial District.

Speaking at the occasion, Governor Ibikunle Amosun welcome the two sons of the State to the winning team, attributing their decision to join the party to the hard work of the party,APC in the just concluded Presidential election in the country.

He assured them of equal treatment and use the medium to call on others who are still outside to come in and join the party to move the State forward.

Governor Amosun however assured the good people of the State that with the emergence of General Muhammad Buhari as the next President of Nigeria,the State stands to benefit more from the centre, if he is re-elected.

He is optimistic that federal presence will be fully felt across the length and breath of the State,noting that more monumental projects like the Olokola Free Trade zone and the creation of Ijebu State will be revisited.

He assured the people of the State that his administration will embark on the commencement of all proposed projects, once he is re elected into office under the new All Progressives Congress,APC government both in the State and at the federal level.

The defection took supporters of Otunba Osinubi by surprise as many initially claimed it was untrue, in comments in social media.

In one of the post,it was written,”permit me to use this medium to inform you that there was no truth in the defection rumour of Otunba Wesco. He remains a bonafide member of PDP”.

Another one wrote,”stop posting rubbish around,Otunba Wesco will never join APC. Amosun ready to leave Oke Mosan,its GNI Believe all way”, and many others.

But when the pictures were posted all over the social media network, the doubters kept resounding silence.

‘Otunba Wesco’, as he is fondly called by his supporters assured the good people and the leaders and elders of the All Progressives Congress,APC of his total support and commitment to ensure that the governor wins the April 11,2015 governorship election.