Two Osun PDP Senators, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District and Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajagunla, representing Osun Central senatorial district, has defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio read his defection notices during Wednesday’s plenary.
In his letter, Senator Fadahunsi cited irreconcilable differences within the PDP and the need to align their constituents with the “mainstream politics at the centre” as the reason for dumping the party.
They were received by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, APC national secretary Ajibola Bashiru, members of the APC National Working Committee, APC Osun state chairman, Hon. SOko Tajudeen Lawal, among others.
“This development has come after a range of consultations with my constituents and the need to strengthen collaborations to develop my senatorial district and the larger Osun State,” he said.
“Politics is a game of interest, and if I may add, circumstances. The current division in the People’s Democratic Party leaves me with no other option than to seek an alternative platform to continue to serve the good people of my constituency and Nigeria as a whole.
“Despite the switch, I look forward to working with my new partymen and women in the All Progressives Congress and indeed the Senate, as well as the well-meaning Nigerians in the pursuit of ideals that have always inspired my political odyssey.”
According to Senator Fadahunsi, his political journey had compelled him to align with “like-minded individuals” and lawmakers committed to driving meaningful change at all levels of governance.
“I promise to bring my wealth of experience to bear at ensuring the victory of the APC from top to bottom,” he wrote.
Fadeyi, in his own letter, attributed his exit to the PDP’s alleged failure to meet the expectations of Nigerians.
“The people of my hometown, my senatorial district, and the nation at large cry out for dividends of democracy, infrastructural development, education, and good health, and of course employment opportunities, which today the fractured People’s Democratic Party cannot provide,” he said.
“As a senator, I am committed to representing the interests of my people, but I can no longer do so under the current circumstances of violence, mistrust, and lack of leadership.
It will be recall that numerous court cases involving party members have tarnished the party’s image, disrupted its core mission, and fractured the umbrella.
