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Barely 24hrs after dumping PDP, Gbenga Daniel set to lead loyalists to APC
Barely 24 hours after announcing his decision to resign from partisan politics, Former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel and his loyalists are set to join the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Gbenga Daniels had resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stating that he wanted to rejuvenate his charity based organization, the Gateway Front Foundation (GFF).
However, on Sunday, OGD as popularly called, addressed his supporters and loyalists at his Asoludero residence in Sagamu on why “he decided to quit partisan politics.”
Hundreds of his supporters and loyalists rejected Daniel’s position, saying “he must lead them in to APC”, having worked for the victory of the ruling party’s gubernatorial candidate, Dapo Abiodun in March 9 election.
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Those who kicked against Daniel’s position including a member of PDP’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Iyabo Apanpa, said they could not afford to join APC without him.
A two–time lawmaker who represented Abeokuta North/Obafemi – Owode/Odeda Federal constituency, Hon Kayode Amusan, moved a symbolic motion “for Daniel to lead all his supporters and loyalists to APC”, to which they all responded in a loud affirmation.
After about two hours of drama, Daniel left the hall without responding to his supporters’ demands.
While speaking with newsmen, Daniel said “Basically, they (supporters) said I could resign from PDP. They said I must lead them to APC. And they also said I cannot retire from politics; that is the summary of what I heard. Now we have to take a look at it.”
When asked whether he has agreed with the demand, Daniel responded “What else can I say? My people have spoken. There is not much to say.”
Gbenga Daniel was the Deputy Chairman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council in 2019 polls and had served as the Director General Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization during the PDP primaries.
Prior to the Ogun state governorship polls, Gbenga Daniel had formed a last-minute alliance with APC in the state, wherein the APC’s candidate, Dapo Abiodun emerged winner.
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