About 3,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state.
The defected politicians, who are from Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola and Iseyin, were received by the PDP chairman in the state, Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, at the weekend.
The defectors, who were led by Chief Basiru Ahmed Aranse, described their defections as home coming.
Mustapha, while speaking, admitted the political sagacity and strong political structure of Alhaji Basiru Ahmed Aranse-led APC and ZLP defectors.
He described their coming into PDP as the end of APC in the four local government areas.
He urged them to join hands with the leadership of PDP at the ward, local and state levels in other to give a boost to Governor Seyi Makinde’s drive to make PDP the preferred party by Oyo State citizens.
Further, he advised them to to be of good conduct, assuring that they would be accommodated and given fair equal opportunity in the party.
Other chieftains of the party at the reception included: Alhaji Azeez Akodudu, Mr Ojebiyi Johnson, Mr Musa Salahudeen, Chief O.K. Salam, Chief Ojewumi, Baba Ige and Alhaji Muraina Siaba.
