Forty-eight hours after the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, joined the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, to receive decampees from the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour and Accord into the party, the PDP on Monday took a swipe at the rally, describing it as charade and face saving move to deceive the electorate ahead of the impending defeat staring the party in the face come 2019 elections.
The PDP in a release by its Public Relations Officer, Akeem Olatunji, said the rally was more of a birthday celebration of the Governor who clocked 68 on Saturday because “the so-called decampees have joined APC long time ago”.
The party said the event was organised to douse tension over the continuous rise and dominance of the PDP in Oyo State politics and Nigeria at large.
According to Olatunji: “It is absurd that 90% of the so called decampees have ceased to be PDP members more than two years ago while the remaining 10% are politicians who make their living through politics and hence the need to be in the ruling party at all times because they lack ideologies and principles.
“The PDP in Oyo State actually pitied Tinubu for the unenviable job of selling a rejected Oyo State APC to the electorate whereas the party hierarchy including the National Chairman of APC knew that Oyo State APC is moribund. And the Saturday’s official declaration was just a charade to celebrate the birthday of Ajimobi in an elaborate and wasteful manner without taken into consideration the non-payment of between 9 to 16 months salaries of Oyo State tertiary institutions.
“It is in fact laughable that the APC which has totally failed in bringing together her old members who worked for her success in 2015 could recourse to panic mode just because the PDP has succeeded in uniting its fronts through the political sagacity of her leader, Sen Rashidi Ladoja. We were very much aware that Tinubu, Ajimobi and the so-called decampees left the venue dejected due to the refusal of the National Chairman, Odigie Oyegun, and other party echelons to grace the occasion.
“It is on record that the only Minister from the State, Bayo Shittu, two serving Senators; Monsurat Sunmonu and Fatai Buhari inluding a member of the House of Representatives, Dapo Lam Adesina and many other members of the house on the platform of APC boycotted the events to the surprise of Tinubu and the self acclaimed Constituted Authority, Ajimobi.
“The APC under Ajimobi has failed because all the indices shows that APC is virtually dead but the undertakers were admitted with funfair last Saturday.
“President Buhari’s low key celebration of his 75th birthday is worthy of emulation, this is a milestone also coming after his recovery. It calls for celebration but the mood of the nation and Oyo State in particular where poverty is at alarming rate calls for sober reflections. What is the significant of 68 to 75?
“PDP both at the National and Oyo State have been adjudged as viable, masses friendly, accommodating, transparent, fair and attractive by political stakeholders and lovers of democracy.
“It is disgusting and highly embarrassing that the Ajimobi led APC government that has repeatedly failed to conduct local government elections since 2011 and has flagrantly continued to violate Nigerian constitution, is living in a fantasy world that they can still get electorate votes in 2019, it is impossible.
“The good people of Oyo State have come to discover that APC is a fraud, a party of untrustworthy fellows who have failed to keep a single of its numerous promises repeatedly made to Oyo State populace.
“Since the center fail to hold under APC, the PDP has come to the rescue. APC needs to be reminded that the era of falsehood, deceits and scaremongering, which their government is known for has gone, the good people of Oyo State are just anxiously waiting for 2019 to kick them out and that’s a promise. A million Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu can’t save Oyo State APC from the impending political tsunami!”
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