Former Ekiti deputy governor, ex-speaker, others join ADC
Olusola Eleka, former deputy governor under governor Ayo Fayose, and a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Boyega Aribisogan, were among the new entrants to the African Democratic Party (ADC) in Ekiti.
The duo were joined by chieftains of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP), who collapsed their structures into ADC during its unveiling in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.
Other notable names are Tae Lawal, former deputy governor under Governor Segun Oni and Amb. Dare Bejide, former secretary to state government.
The list, which also has Kayode Fayemi’s commissioner for information, Akin Omole, with several former political appointees from the local government level as well as executive members of various political parties.
In his address during the unveiling, Omolayo Omole, the state chairman of the ADC, said the party has the solution to the nation’s several challenges.
He urged political leaders across party lines in the state to join ADC “for a better Nigeria.”
Speaking, Mr Eleka said that the ADC is an amalgamation of parties who believed in the “rescue project.”
“Contrary to opinions, we are not pursuing shadows. We are indeed pursuing reality, and we are going places.
“ADC has come to stay whether they like it or not,” he stated.
Bayo Fakunle, who represented former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, while noting that the party has come to change the narrative, said “nothing can stop a moving train.”
(NAN)
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