The former Chairman, Iseyin Local Government, Hon. Waheed Mobolaji Adeleke, other stakeholders and countless accord members have dumped the party and returned to All Progressives Congress(APC).
They were on Wednesday, 31st January, received amidst ecstasy and grandeur at the party’s bimonthly general meeting which took place in Iseyin.
While receiving the returnees, the APC Chairman in Iseyin Local Government, Hon. Anthony Ogunleke expressed his happiness over Hon. Adeleke and entire returnees’ defection to the progressive fold.
The Party Chairman, showered encomiums on all for coming back to their political root and however enjoined them not to pay attention to rumours, hearsay and other propaganda which are capable of orchestrating cracks and disunity in the party.
On forthcoming local government election, Ogunleke charged Hon. Adeleke and other returnees to see the next council election as a collective task while all hands should be on deck, so as to ensure that the party’s chairmanship candidate, Hon. Akeem Olowoeko Arogede coasts home to victory.
In his own remark, the party’s leader, Baba Egbedokun revealed that Hon. Adeleke and other erstwhile accord members are not new in the party, but only came back to their political source.
He asked stale members of the progressive party, not to make neither discrimination nor criticism, noting that there are no permanent enemies and friends in politics but interest.
On his submission, Hon. Waheed Adeleke assured that he and other returnees are fully back to APC, and are ready to act in tandem with modus operandi, principles and guidelines that keep the party going.
He said there were shortcomings and democratic imbalances that triggered their exit and he was happy that those things are being corrected.
While in a memory lane, he expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Baba Egbedokun and other progressive leaders for active roles they played while he was aspiring for the council’s chairmanship seat, adding that their relentless struggles culminated into victory despite the fact PDP was at the state helms of affairs.
Among notable stakeholders who returned with Hon Adeleke were Hon. Sangotikun, Hon. Mutiu Okiti, Hon. Alagbon, Mrs Taibat Oyekunle, Mummy Salah and other numerous members.
The bimonthly general meeting was well attended by party leaders, party executive members, and members respectively.
