Gbenga Daniel - My supporters urge me to lead them to APC

An ex - Governor of Ogun State and Director -General of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Daniel , said that his political supporters have pleaded with him to lead them to the ruling All Progressives Congress .

The alleged plea came barely 24 hours after Daniel announced his resignation from partisan politics , even as hundreds of his political supporters have called upon him to rescind the decision.
The supporters cut across all the local governments in Ogun State .
Daniel had announced his intention to retire from partisan politics in a letter to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party , Uche Secondus .


Daniel ’ s supporters , who converged on his Asoludero residence in Sagamu GRA, held a stormy meeting with him on Sunday , during which they urged him to lead them to the APC , instead of abandoning them in what they called ‘ political wilderness. ’

Daniel ’ s loyalists anchored their demands on the fact that they had worked with him towards the emergence of the Ogun State Governor -elect , Dapo Abiodun , of the APC .
The ex -governor had convened a stakeholders ’ meeting of his loyalists under the aegis of OGD Political Family to formally address them and announce his exit from partisan politics .
But hundreds of members of his OGD Political Family in Ogun State who thronged the venue of the meeting expressed their displeasure with his retirement .

Some of those who spoke at the meeting included a former chairman of Ogun /Osun River Basin , Iyabo Apampa ; former Director -General of Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organisation, Waliu Taiwo ; a former Special Assistant to Daniel on Youths , Ifekayode Akinbode ; and senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Jelili Amusan , among others .
Akinbode led other members of the OGD Political Family to prostrate for Daniel , while women held his legs, pleading passionately that he should lead them to APC .
Amusan also led members in a voice vote , where they all resolved to collectively join APC .
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the meeting , Daniel said , “ Basically , they said I could resign from PDP .

“ They said I must lead them to APC and they also said I could not retire from politics . That is the summary of what I heard . ”
When asked what his next line of action was , the ex -governor said, “ Now , we have to take a look at it . ”
When asked if he was ready to go to APC, Daniel said , “ What else can I say? My people have spoken . ”


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