A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State and former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, has dumped his former boss, Mr. Ayo Fayose and the
Olatunbosun, who stood in for the ex-governor as acting governor whenever the latter traveled abroad while in power, said his decision was borne out of the fact that the APC held a bright future for the State.
The former lawmaker further added that his defection from the PDP was to acknowledgment the state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s developmental strides in the State.
The new APC convert who also served as Commissioner for Information in ex-Governor Segun Oni-led administration, announced his defection from the PDP during Fayemi’s campaign tour of Igbemo, Are, Iworoko and Afao, Fayose’s country home, last Friday.
He added that he had considered the exodus of well-meaning people across the country from other parties to the APC and decided it was high time he became part of the progressive train.
Olatunbosun disclosed that the mass defection of some of the PDP members in the state was sequel to a decision taken at Ifaki Ekiti, the country home of ex-Governor Oni who is also reportedly making plans to join the APC.
He stressed that Fayose had nothing good to offer the people of the State other than his “political thuggery” noting that the ex-governor who claimed to be a friend of teachers left the State with a debt of over N3 billion emolument owed teachers.
The new APC chieftain urged teachers in the state to review their benefits and compare what they got under Fayose to the many allowances they now get under the Fayemi-led government.
He declared, “We have held meetings at Ifaki and decided it is important for me to go where there is light and forsake darkness and the abode of thuggery. We are tired of a violent man. We are tired of a man who does not have respect for the people.”
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