rasheed kashamu, a member of the ogun state house of assembly representing ijebu north constituency i, has officially defected from the peoples democratic party, pdp, to the all progressives congress, apc.
the lawmaker announced his defection on the floor of the house on monday, explaining that his reasons were the irreconcilable differences and divisions that have split the opposition party at both the state and national levels.
the speaker of the house, oludaisi elemide, formally informed the house by reading kashamu’s letter at the plenary session, noting that the lawmaker had resigned from the pdp due to factional disputes nationally and leadership tussles at the state level.
kashamu stated that his decision was aligned with his resolve to join other progressive elements in the state to support the development efforts of governor dapo abiodun under the iseya agenda, as well as the renewed hope agenda of president bola tinubu.
the lawmaker explained: “after a review of the current state of affairs of the pdp at the national level, with factions and unresolved leadership crises, and as someone who rode on the pro-people legacy and support of my constituents in ijebu north i state constituency, i have agreed with my leaders and teeming supporters that we should move en masse into the apc.”
he confirmed that he and his numerous supporters are now members of the apc, stating that the move was made “in order to bring our winning formula in ijebu north i into the apc and fully support mr governor’s iseya agenda, as well as the renewed hope agenda of president asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu, gcfr.”
kashamu informed the house that he had formally joined the apc at his oke sopen ward, ijebu-igbo, ijebu north local government area of ogun state, and that he is prepared to contribute to strengthening the ruling party and establishing good governance across the state.
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