Politics
Former PDP Chairman dumps Party decamps to APC
…says he’s going to Abuja to prostrate for Tinubu
A Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and former Chairman of the party in Lagos State ,Chief Segun Adewale ,says he is dumping his party to join the All Progressives Congress(APC).
Adewale ,popularly known as Aeroland, said this at a news conference on Saturday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP in Alimosho Local Government Area of the state had last week suspended Adewale indefinitely.
Adewale, whose political base is Alimosho, was suspended for allegedly causing disaffection in PDP and tarnishing the party’s image.
The ex-PDP chairman, before his suspension, had earlier attributed the failure of the party to win elections in the state since 1999 to corruption and disunity among party members.
Speaking at the news conference, Adewale said that he was not moving to APC to contest election in 2027, but contribute to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
“I am not contesting election in 2027, but going to the ruling party to support the president. My next move is to go to Abuja and prostrate to Tinubu”, he said.
Reacting to his suspension, Adewale said his reported suspension by PDP in Alimosho LGA was orchestrated by those fighting him for exposing how they mismanaged campaign funds during the 2023 election.
Adewale said his suspension had no effect as his ward had absolute confidence in him and had distanced itself from the reported suspension.
Adewale said it was laughable that” these same elements being used would act unconstitutionally by suspending me from the party when they do not have such powers”.
He said: “Instead of my party LGA to take up Bode George and his gang, they alleged that I was the one that stole the money meant for electioneering, money that was not given to me in the first place.
“They said because of that, I should be suspended and I told them to come to my ward to suspend me so I can join the APC.
“What am I even doing in the party? I spent millions of money during elections, but at the end of the day it isn’t worth it.
“I am not even in PDP anymore because I have seen it all and I would not have stayed in PDP till now, but for Atiku Abubakar that begged me to contest in 2023.”he said.
Adewale noted that he was going to APC to protect his business and the political structure he had built over the years.
He said a particular bank called him that he was politically exposed ,adding what that meant was that he could not even go to the bank to borrow money just because he was affiliated to PDP.
Adewale said the people he supported during the last elections in PDP had moved to the ruling party, becoming commissioners and lawmakers.
(NAN)
Delta state Commissioner of Information, Charles Aniagwu, said that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Delta joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) to protect the state’s interest.
Addressing journalists at Government House, Asaba, Aniagwu, said the move was aimed at preserving unity, deepening development, and safeguarding the wellbeing of Deltans.
His words: “The decision was taken to build the bond of love that have existed in our state, to further advance the cause of security and welfare of our people and to a very large extent ensure that development in Delta, because every politics is local, is not truncated.
“And in taking that decision we came to the inevitable conclusion that moving out of the PDP is very very necessary for us to be able to collaborate with our kith and kin and build that state that every Deltan will be proud of.
The commissioner likened the current state of the PDP to palm wine that has lost its taste.
He said: “We believe that what is happening and the state of the PDP is akin to that palm wine whose taste has changed and there was a need for us to change the drinking pattern.
“And that is why this decision has been taken unanimously by leaders and stakeholders of the party.
“By the grace of God, Monday next week, we will be able to make a very big statement after the fact that we are moving into the APC.”
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma have hailed the defection of Delta state Governor, Sheriff goes and his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa into the ruling APC.
Wike gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka in Abuja on Wednesday.
Recall Okowa, the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 election on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Okowa decamped alongside Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta and other PDP stalwarts in the state, collapsing the entire PDP structures in the state to the APC.
Wike described the development as another endorsement of the president’s good governance and commitment to the development of the country.
He called on other Nigerians, who were still sitting on the fence to throw in their support for Tinubu.
According to him, Okowa and Oborevwori open endorsement of Tinubu is a vindication of the position I took in 2023, which was based on the interest of a united Nigeria.
“I commend Okowa and Gov. Oborevwori for this heart-warming decision, which must have been informed by good governance and commitment of President Bola Tinubu to the oneness and development of Nigeria.
“That is what I have always told people to come out and say, not to be running up and down when they have problems.
“They have come out at the right time to show support for Mr President so that the people of Niger Delta can benefit more from the government, and I commend them for it.
“I am particularly happy that what I saw before the 2023 presidential election, others are now seeing and are joining the “Renewed Hope train,” the minister said.
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025.
The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed to all senators and signed by the Senate Clerk, Andrew Ogbonna Nwoba.
The memo is reproduced in extenso hereunder:
“Distinguished Senators,
“I am directed to inform you that the resumption of plenary sittings of the Senate, earlier scheduled for Tuesday 29th, April 2025, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 6th May 2025.
“This postponement is made to allow Distinguished Senators, stay with their constituents, during the International Workers’ Day public holiday, in the first week of May, and to further enhance constituency engagements.
“Distinguished Senators are kindly requested to take note of this postponement, while regretting any inconvenience, the change might have caused.”
-
News20 hours agoBREAKING! Gov Oborevwori finally dumps PDP
-
News22 hours agoLagos school owner nabbed for concealing r3pe of eleven girls by teacher
-
News16 hours agoDelta to transform into complete APC state as 25 PDP Local Government Chairmen set to defect
-
News23 hours ago18 Africans among cardinals to elect new Pope
-
News22 hours agoPilgrims Arrive As Lying In State Begins for Pope Francis
-
News24 hours agoCustoms Generates N1.7trn Revenue, Seizes N7.6bn Goods in Q1
-
News6 hours agoINSECURITY! Enough is enough, Tinubu tells security chiefs, NSA
-
News24 hours agoNigeria’s rebased inflation to hit 37% in 2026 – IMF