The battle for political leadership come 2015 will be tough, no doubt. On Saturday, a former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Rafiu Jafojo, and other top chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
According to NAN, others who defected included former Lagos State Chairman, Elders Council of PDP, Dr. Oluyomi Finnih, and former state secretary of the party, Tunde Daramola.
Welcoming the new members, the state chairman of APC, Chief Henry Ajomale,said they had made a good decision. He promised that the party would be fair to them.
Dr. Finnih, who spoke on behalf of the new members, said the defectors had come for the unity of the party and not to divide it.
“We took the bold decision because we see the party as a prosperous party.
We defected based on the lack of internal democracy in the PDP and our aim is winning the presidential election by APC,” he said.
The state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, said that the party was glad to accommodate the new members.
Fashola urged them to ensure that the party’s interest was placed above individual interest, saying that there would be a level-playing ground.
APC leaders say they are sure of victory now, even more than before.
