The Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial Campaign train in Ondo state, has received a big boost, following the donation of 3 buses to it, by Hon. Folusho Adefemi.
From Afin,in Ondo North, Hon Adefemi was a Senatorial aspirant in PDP for Ondo North.
He made the donation , two Siena buses and one Ford bus, In Ikare Akoko,on Tuesday, at the mother of all defection rallies ,which saw thousands moving from the All Progressive Congress across Akoko Region, to the PDP.
The buses are primarily for gubernatorial campaign purposes, in the four local government areas in Akoko.
Adefemi’s gesture was the high point of the defection ceremony, as both old and new party members applauded the gesture, which they described, as a huge demonstration of faith in the party and it’s candidates, Agboola Ajayi and his running mate, Festus Akingbaso.
Decampees at the event included members of 22 groups comprising of, the Orun Tailoring Group, Olukare Palace, Lokoja Motor Park, Igbo community, Iyo Meta, and 15 others.
A member of the Tailors association, Noah Adedayo, said they were moved by the content of the PDP candidate’s, Agboola Ajayi’s campaign promises,
” Since the campaign started, the APC candidate has not said anything about what he wants to do differently from the failure of government we are experiencing at the moment.
” But over time, we have been tracking the campaign train of Agbo, and he has been consistent about his promises concerning security, infrastructure, education and health delivery”
According to Adedayo, ” Agbo’s promise of Forest Guard was something we deliberated upon at our meetings before we decided to decamp.
” That singular effort, if actualised, will go a long way in securing our farms and community at large”
Adedayo who mentioned that most of the members of the tailoring association are also farmers, lamented the frightening security situation in the area, even as he pleaded with the PDP candidate to ensure the security issue is tackled first, before any other thing when he assumed office as governor of Ondo State.
Another decampee,, Madam Apeke Owolabi, said her motivating factor was the track record of the PDP candidate.
” Agbo is not new to me. I call him talk and do. I know a service oriented politician from those seeking office for personal gain in this our area, we are determined to deliver for Agbo in November as communities, not as individuals that’s why we are this much here today, to let him know that we have the numbers to take him to Alagbaka government house” Owolabi said.
In Auga Akoko also ,almost all the APC members in the community decamped to the PDP, while the story was not any different in
Akunnu Akoko and Ikakumo, where a massive movement into the PDP from APC took place.
