Former Works Minister, Ogunlewe set to leave PDP to join son in APC

A former Minister for works, Adeseye Ogunleye on Friday hinted that he will leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join his son in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He spoke during an interview with newsmen in Lagos.

His son, Moyosore Ogunlewe who contested for a place in the Lagos State House of Assembly on the platform of the PDP had reportedly joined the APC, after losing the election.

Ogunlewe maintained that he was ready to make his move to APC within the next 30 days.

The former minister explained that his reason to leave PDP was borne out of the fact that the party had been a home of crises over time.

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He, however, expressed doubt about the future of the major opposition party in the country, adding that a politician is not expected to seek abode where some leaders are majorly concerned with selfish interest.

Ogunlewe also averred that the recent governorship election in Lagos state revealed that some of the PDP members were not loyal to the party but after money.

”Yes, I am set to leave. My son is already there and he is expecting me to join him. I am leaving in the next 30 days.

”You see, for now, there is no chairman in PDP. We don’t have leaders and you don’t expect me to stay in a party that is not stable and with people that lack focus.

”Look at what happened in the last elections. The supposed chairman of the PDP in the state asked members to vote for the opposition for whatever reason.

“Is that a party? Should I remain with people like these?

”What they (PDP) care about is only their selfish interests and not the interest of the party. I am giving the party 30 days’ notice, after which I will leave.

”I am tired of a party running into one problem or the other and I tell you these people can never change.”

Speaking on his decision to move to the ruling party, he said that the party is an organized one which he was sure will zone the presidency to the South West in 2023.

He, however, said his movement will encompass all his supporters into the APC.

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