Fuji music legend, Abass Akande, who is widely known as Obesere, has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC), alongside a couple of some political aspirants in Lagos state.
Obesere, who was a former staunch supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was given the APC’s party flag at an event which also witnessed the defection of Lagos West Senatorial District candidate of the Democratic Party of Nigeria, Mr. Kayode Olabode.
Another aspirant who represented the Action Democratic Party for the Federal House of Representatives position in Apapa Constituency, Mary Dominance, was also present at the onboarding event.
Some other politicians in attendance are the former PDP coordinator of Non- Indigenes, Linda, Famoroti, as well as Mrs. Adeniyi Abiola, who is the Coordinator of Articulated Agenda.
In welcoming the newly defected party members, the representative of the Lagos state APC chairman, Dr. Wale Ahmed, gave a short exhortation, restating the party’s dominance in the state as, well as the entire country. Dr. Wale equally mentioned that APC will definitely dominate the upcoming House of Assembly elections.
He stated, “I am happy because Obesere finally migrated into the party willingly. Our (governorship) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been in the cabinet since the administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
“He knows about governance unlike the candidate of the other party that has not been able to say his vision about governance in the state.
“Lagos is not what you can use for experimental course, like Economics 101 in the university.
“Since the time of Asiwaju in 1999, Lagos has been working and moving forward. You cannot compare that with the candidate of the PDP, Jimi Agbaje. Apart from his private business, he has not been in government. Lagos’ economy cannot be the one to be used for experiment.”
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