Dr. Oluwole Oluyede, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in the 2022 Ekiti State election, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He was welcomed by PDP leaders, members, and supporters from all 16 local government areas during a meeting at his residence in Ikere Ekiti over the weekend.
Oluyede, an Australia-based medical consultant, stated that he decided to join the PDP after being courted by party leaders.
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He expressed disappointment with the current APC-led government, claiming it has shortchanged Ekiti State.
According to him, “It is time to stop bad governance in Ekiti State and build the state. The people that came here today have only asked me to join the party. I have not declared to run for the governorship position. I have challenged the PDP to go back and build the party.
“Everybody should take Wole Oluyede off the look. I am not looking for any personal thing. What I am looking for is the growth of Ekiti State and Nigeria.
“Spending federal government allocation is not God-ordained and we will not prosper in it. The day Ekiti State started spending federal government allocation, without production or contributing anything, that was the beginning of our problem. It is a wrong premise and we need to change it. We have to start producing.”
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At the event, Chief Gboyega Oguntuase, the former Chairman of the PDP in Ekiti State, stated that the state urgently needs a political savior to address the ongoing crisis and bring about necessary change.
According to him, “We are aware that the history of Ekiti State is filled with misrule and ill-governance and we are desperate in having a capable person for a new Ekiti State.
“All our leaders that are committed in having a new Ekiti State are here. Ekiti State needs somebody that is spotless nd that person has been spotted.”
Former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kolawole Oluwawole, praised Oluyede as a Godsend and urged party members to offer their unwavering support instead of betraying him.
The event saw attendance from party members across all 16 local government areas, and a new caretaker committee for the party was also established.
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