Salmot Badru, a former deputy of Ogun state and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday led over 1,000 supporters into the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Badru was the deputy during the eight-year regime of ex-governor Gbenga Daniel.
He has accompanied buy followers who were members of Otunba Gbenga Daniel’s political family.
Badru, alongside Chief Iyabo Apampa and over 1,000 supporters were received by the factional chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi; his Secretary, Ayo Olubori; and Senior Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Political Matters, Tunji Egbetokun.
Speaking on her decision to decamp, Badru said, “I am not just joining. I worked for the current governor, Dapo Abiodun; and if you follow the development, you will know that I was part of the transition committee.
“It is just to formalise my movement and that of my followers into the APC.”
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On whether her former boss, Gbenga Daniel, was informed, Badru said, “I am an individual; I am an adult. I can take a decision. I am over 60 years old.
“The Constitution stipulates that I can join any group I want. Yes, he is a leader and I must inform him. The decision is mine, he cannot prevent me from joining.”
“We have been going to their meetings. Today was only a family meeting; it was just a formality. I have been in the APC before now.”
She added, “I have attended two or three meetings from the same family, we are over 1,000 today. It was a meeting, not a big event.
“We were received by the APC chairman, the secretary and the Political Adviser to the governor, Tunji Egbetokun.
“It was our own meeting. We want the followers to know that we are now in APC.
“We reaffirm that we are in APC and we believe in what we are doing.”