The Chairman of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tunde Balogun, has welcomed into the party, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tajudeen Agoro, and his supporters. He said with the defection, PDP was dead and buried on Lagos Mainland.
Agoro is a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2003 and the collation agent for the former PDP governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, in 2015 and 2019.
Balogun, who expressed joy while welcoming the former lawmaker, who he described as a brother, friend and grassroots politician, said his ‘home coming’ was ‘a blessing to APC.’ He said the APC now has total control of Lagos Mainland politics and votes.
Balogun said PDP chieftain, who recently defected to APC, including musician, Abbas Akande Obesere; Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, and Chief Remi Adikwu, would be formally welcomed to the party next month at a grand reception.
He said: “With your coming into APC, Lagos Mainland is now secured. So having you around is a blessing to APC,” Balogun, even as he further described Agoro as an experienced, and a brilliant and a vocal politician, “who has voice and is not voiceless.”
The APC chairman said the party from onset, had been a blessing to Lagos and Nigeria, adding that it was a platform destined to rule Lagos.
According to him, this could be seen in the way and manner chieftains of PDP, including former Minister of Works, Senator Ogunlewe, former PDP Chairman in Lagos, Hon. Moshood Salvador; and Chief Olawale Cole, had defected their party and moved over to APC.
He assured the defectors that that not only were they welcomed as the APC door was open, but that all the rights enjoyed by members would be accorded them, declaring that the party treated every member as equal joiner and founder.
The APC vice chairman in the state, Hakeem Bamgbala, said Agoro and the team he led in Mainland remained a very strong factor to reckon with, adding: “I know with the coming of this group, we are 100per cent in control of Lagos Mainland votes.
“There is no group as strong as Tajudeen’s group. He understands the work,” he added.
Agoro expressed his strong belief in the Lagos dream, saying he was in politics to better the lot of his people. He said his dream would be better realised in APC.
The former lawmaker applauded the efforts of former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, describing him as a leader with vision and mission.
