Amosun’s Anointed Candidate, Adekunle Akinlade Defects To APM

Adekunle Akinlade of the Egbado South, and Ipokia Federal Constituency has switched his allegiance to the Applied People’s Movement.

Akinlade was Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State Governor’s favoured candidate for the APC governorship ticket in the state.

Amosun had drawn a list of 40 candidates he anointed to carry the party’s flag in several positions. A list the NWC of the APC has since ditched for direct primary election. The election saw Dapo Abiodun emerging as the party’s candidate to Amosun’s chagrin.

Amosun had held several meetings with Buhari, alongside other aggrieved members of the APC, most notably, governors whose candidates were abandoned for ‘higher’ candidates.

Adekunle’s defection is suspected to be oiled by Amosun, as some members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have also switched allegiance to the APM.

Akinlade announced his decision on Wednesday’s Plenary on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Other members of the House of Representatives who defected from one party to the other are;  Rabiu Kaugama from Jigawa who moved from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Salisu Koko from Kebbi who also joined APC but from SDP and Mohammed Ajanah from Kogi who defected from APC to PDP.

Akinlade revealed he is still going to support President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 election. However, he blasted the leadership of the APC for the way they handled his issue.

Amosun was absent at the swear-in ceremony of Gboyega Oyetola, as insinuations rise on his unhappiness with the abandoning of his candidate for another person.

FROM  politicalstewng.com