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Lagos PDP Chairman Salvador Joins APC

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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), chairman in Lagos State, Mr Moshood Salvador, has announced his departure from the main opposition in the state to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Salvador, who stated that PDP is dead in the state with his exit, made the announcing while addressing his supports in Lagos.

The Former Chairman stated that his move was inevitable as a result of some elements in the party, who has made it difficult to make the necessary reforms in the party.

Salvador alleged that a former deputy national of the party, Chief Olabode George, had done everything possible to undermine the progress of the party in the state.

“When you have people or leadership that cannot give you encouragement to carry out your vision, you take it to another place where it will be appreciated.

“I am not happy that I am abandoning what I laboured for, but I have to move on with my supporters because I cannot continue to labour in vain.

“Today, the chairman of PDP Board of Trustees called me on the defection and I told him to allow me consult with my people before feedback.

“The PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus also called me for the first time since my travails.

“He never called since I was put in jail on a cooked up murder charge; he called me today to ask why I want to defect.

“And I told him it is not possible for me to be in the same party with Bode George because he undermined all my efforts to reposition the party.

“He was doing all these things and the national leadership was allowing him, saying he is an elder.

“Bode George also cooked up things to put me in jail in the murder case of late Aborishade.

“Enough is enough. I am leaving the party with my supporters and I am taking them to APC where they would be recognised and appreciated,” he said.

He said his exit meant that the PDP was dead in Lagos as he was moving with about 15,000 supporters, including party executive members at council and ward levels.

Salvador insisted that he was innocent in the murder case of Aborishade, saying all the things said about his involvement were all lies.

Chief Bode George, in his response to Salvador exit, stated that any member has the right to leave the party if he wished to do so.

He was reacting to media reports that Salvador and some others had concluded plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress over alleged interference in party affairs by some party elders.