Also, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate in last Saturday’s National Assembly election for Ipokia/Yewa South Federal Constituency, Kolawole Lawal, yesterday, dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The endorsements, which took place in Abeokuta, the state capital, saw members from the 20 local councils and the 236 wards publicly endorsing Abiodun for a second term.
One of the leaders of the Kashamu group, Ola Kukoyi, who spoke at the event noted that the group with a strength running into thousands across the state was determined to ensure that Abiodun’s second term ambition becomes a reality.
Kukoyi said after the death of their leader, Kashamu, they opted for a more presentable candidate in Jimi Lawal, but were schemed out from the affairs of the party.
He said the group no longer saw a future with the PDP in the state with over 160 unresolved court cases, adding that they can all see for themselves that Abiodun remained the best candidate that the state would need for continued prosperity.
The PDP chieftain, who also commended the governor for embarking on the infrastructural development of the state, acknowledged his contributions towards the construction of an airport in the state.
Abiodun, while welcoming his endorsement by a faction of the PDP, noted that he would look out for their success.
He assured them that they would be duly recognised and accepted by the APC in the state when they eventually defect, adding that they would not regret their decision.
The governor, who urged them to talk to their people on the need to come out and vote for the continued prosperity of the state, said that his second term administration would ensure the development of the state.
In his remarks, the state Chairman of APC, Chief Yemi Sanusi, welcomed the decision of the group to endorse Abiodun for a second term and urged them to go back to their various wards and local councils before their formal defection to the APC.
In a related development, a House of Representatives aspirant in Abeokuta South, Akeem Amosun and his teeming supporters, have unanimously endorsed Abiodun for a second term in office.
Amosun, while speaking at an event in Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta where he and his supporters met with the governor, said his supporters were mainly traders, artisans and civil servants who are not politicians, promising to deliver 50,000 votes to the governor during the governorship election.
