The immediate former spokesman of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has joined the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC).
The former Minister of State for Works announced his decision to join the party on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, nearly three weeks after he lost the PDP’s primary election for the Ekiti gubernatorial upcoming election to incumbent deputy governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.
Adeyeye had quit the PDP days after election, accusing state governor, Ayodele Fayose, of imposing his deputy on the party.
When he quit the party weeks ago, Adeyeye said he was no longer happy with the direction the PDP was taking the state under Fayose and his cronies.
He said, “I am leaving the party because the party can change but your state cannot change, the party can change, your hometown cannot change.
“I can’t be part of enslavement, I can’t be part of corruption, I can’t be part of those keeping our people in poverty but spend billions of naira on chartered flights to Abuja every year and will be riding okada (commercial motorcycle) at home.
“Our party leaders in Abuja were surprised at my performance at the primary despite the intimidation but I told them that I can change party, party may go into extinction but Ekiti will remain. I will not, because of party affiliation, allow Ekiti to be destroyed. That is why we will take decision today on where we are going.
“Since Tuesday, civil servants, teachers, local government workers have become sad. Ekiti has been enveloped in mourning. What is paramount in my mind is to liberate Ekiti. Today, we will not reveal where we are going yet, but we are no longer where we were before.”
While Adeyeye had previously dismissed reports that he had joined the ruling party, he said on Tuesday that he would help the APC’s candidate for the gubernatorial election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to rescue Ekiti state from the grips of Fayose.
Source: Pulse.ng
