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| Babatunde Gbadamosi. |
A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State and owner of the prestigious Amen State in Ajah, Lagos, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has formally dumped the party to join forces with the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
Tunde
Gbadamosi, the landlord of the Deputy Governorship candidate of the PDP in
Lagos and actor, Funke Akindele, known as Jenifer, who is a former governorship
candidate of the African Democratic Party and a former Lagos East Senatorial
Candidate of the PDP, made this known in a statement in Lagos.
The
statement reads, “I had completely lost hope, especially in the youths of
Nigeria, considering how the senatorial bye-elections panned out, after the
traumatic events of the #EndSARS. “However, the exit of Peter Obi from the PDP
and his subsequent emergence as the Presidential candidate of the LP, and his
brilliant choice of Mallam Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate have
rekindled my hope. “I am 54 years old, and never in my life have I been
privileged to witness the kind of energy, vim, vigour, unity and tenacity of purpose
being exhibited by youths of all ethnicities and religious backgrounds in
Nigeria over a political candidate. “I hereby publicly declare my resignation
from the PDP and wish all the remaining members well. “By the same token, I
also hereby publicly declare my support for the Labour Party and its presidential
candidate, Mr Peter Obi”.
He
recounted how he joined the PDP in Ikorodu in 2008 and remained a loyal member
of the party, contributing whatever he could to the growth and development of
the party in Lagos State and throughout Nigeria, until he took early retirement
from partisan politics in 2017.
“I came to recognise that the problems of PDP
run quite deep, and their tepid opposition is in fact by the design of some
individuals populating the party leadership from top to bottom,” he said.
He
said that he was motivated that almost all youth, who were not professional
politicians or influencers-for-hire, had been popularising Mr Obi’s
presidential ambition.
He
said that Mr Obi had over the years, shown himself to be a creative, prudent
and frugal administrator as well as a trustworthy custodian of public funds.
Mr
Gbadamosi also described the LP vice presidential candidate as an urbane,
prudent, practical and principled politician.
He
said: “These two share a passion for education and knowledge, with Obi’s
documented exploits in the education sector as governor of Anambra and
Baba-Ahmed’s direct investment in education as Pro-Chancellor of the highly
respected Baze University, Abuja.
“Both
share a disdain for graft and believe in exterminating contract padding.
“I
find myself left with no choice, when faced with the alternatives, but to
publicly throw in my lot with these two fine gentlemen, especially considering
that another good Uncle of mine, Dr Doyin Okupe is one of the navigators of
their journey and had invited me very much earlier.”
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