By OLA MODUPE , Lagos-
A major political earthquake has rocked Lagos State as the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, and several other party leaders have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection was announced at a news conference on Monday in Ikeja, where Amode cited the party’s deviation from its founding ideals and poor leadership as reasons for their departure.
“We have decided to collapse the entire PDP structure in Lagos State, from ward to the state level, to align with His Excellency Jandor and decamp en masse to the APC,” Amode declared.
“The PDP is in a coma and may not survive unless urgent measures are taken.”
Amode emphasized that the decision to leave PDP was not driven by personal ambition but a desire to serve the society better.
“We are determined to work with our new partners in the APC to deliver the true dividends of democracy to every corner of our great state,” he said.
Other notable defectors, including Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem, a two-time State PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, and Chief Ola Apena, a former State PDP Deputy Chairman, echoed
Amode’s sentiments. “PDP is dead,” Apena said bluntly. “There is no more PDP.”
The 2023 State PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), who had earlier defected to APC, congratulated the defectors.
“We have successfully collapsed the entire structure of the PDP into APC now,” he said. “PDP is a sinking ship.”
The defection marks a significant blow to the PDP in Lagos State, with several key leaders and candidates joining the APC.
