2000 defect to SDP in Oyo

CHAIRMAN of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo state, Sunday Adelaja has received about 2000 defectors from other political parties into its fold at Iwajowa local government council.

     Adelaja who received the defectors during the electioneering campaign of the party’s governorship candidate, Seyi Makinde in the local government assured those who defected to the party of equal opportunities with the foundation members.

   The party chairman congratulated the defectors for taking the bold decision to identify with the SDP and promised that they would not regret their decision, asking them to ensure they make positive impact in the party.

    He told the party supporters and loyalists, who had converged at the front of the palace of Sabiganna of Iganna to see and listen to Makinde’s campaign that the level of decadence in the state called for all hands to be on the deck which made the decision of the defectors to be very timely.

     Adelaja also maintained that the party’s door was opened to everybody desirous of good governance and genuine service to the people of the state, adding, “the task ahead is daunting and requires people of good conscience and commitment to humanity and we shall always welcome anybody that shares our vision of good governance in the state”.

       Two of the defectors, who spoke on behalf of others, Joseph Fadeji and Olayanju Thomas said they decided to pitch their tent with SDP having considered its masses oriented policies.

     They both lamented that since they had been in politics, they had never seen any sincere leader like Makinde, who, despite having not been in public office before had been using his God-given resources to touch the lives of the people.

     This attribute of selflessness on the part of Makinde was “our motivating factor to move out of our party and join the SDP, which we believe will bring new lease of life to the people of the state”, the defectors’ leaders added.

      In his brief response, Makinde thanked the politicians for their kind words about him and reiterated his commitment to banishing poverty in the state, noting that his coming into politics was not for personal enrichment, but to use his God-given opportunity to liberate the people from the bondage of poverty.

    He enjoined the entire party members in the area to work assiduously for the success of the party at the polls, saying, “it is by your work that we can get to office through which we can actualize our plans for the