President of Baptist Conference, Kwara State chapter, Dr Victor Adebayo Dada, has canvassed legislation that would discourage incessant decamping among politicians.
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He said political parties must be formed along ideologies, while would-be-members should not be allowed to cross carpet if the nation’s burgeoning democracy would discharge the much-needed benefits to the masses.

His words: “Nigerian legislators should give us legislation that would make it difficult for politicians to jump from one political party to another. This chameleonic behaviour has the tendency to slow down the growth of democracy in our country.”

For the cleric, there must be a proper mentoring system of political followers to sustain the policies of political parties. Dada spoke yesterday at an event to mark the 70th birthday of the leader of ‘O To Ge’ political movement in Kwara, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo.

While delivering a sermon at the ceremony, Dada lamented the alleged non-discipleship of followers of the founding fathers of Nigeria by their mentors, leading to a yawning gap in the political leadership successions in the polity.

He praised Oyedepo for his consistency and doggedness in politics, especially since the Third Republic when he served as Chief Whip of the Kwara State House of Assembly, through his period as State Chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

Dada described him as a progressive politician with a preference for people-oriented policies. Political parties must have unique ideologies and incessant decamping from one party to another should stop to accelerate the socio-political growth of Nigeria, he stressed.

I his remarks, Oyedepo thanked God for making him a septuagenarian and appreciated his colleagues for their unflinching interest in the political and economic emancipation of the people of the state.

He added: “The past five years have been the most traumatic part of my political life. At the thick and peak of the struggle for regime change, I did not show any interest in any office that could be a direct benefit to my person. The struggle for actualisation of purpose consumed my time, talent, commitment and financial resources.”
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