Former Speaker of House of Representatives, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh has defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to the All progressive Congress (APC).
The defection makes Etteh the third person to have held the position of speaker that defected to the APC as current speaker; Alhaji Waziri Tambuwal, and former speaker, Aminu Bello Masari have also defected to the APC.
Etheh, along with her supporters in Irewole, Ayedaade and Isokan Federal constituency in Osun stormed the APC rally led by the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in the area.
She told the crowd that she decided to join the APC because of the party’s progressive policies and the love for the masses, saying that her decision was to join the progressives so that she will be able to contribute her quota to the development of the people.
She commended Governor Aregbesola for the positive change he has brought to the state in the past four and a half years, noting that the transformation of the state under APC is glaring for all to see.
While speaking, Aregbesola who admitted the former Speaker and her supporters from Ikoyi, Apomu, Ikire, Araromi Owu, Orile Owu and Gbongan enjoined voters in the local government areas and the state to vote for all the candidates of APC across board.
He pointed out that change can only come when the APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari comes to power by May 29 this year.
He said: “February 14 and 28 elections are significant for the change that Nigerians have been clamouring for, we need not say much. Our good work has been speaking for us, we plan do more than what we have done in the last four years.”
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