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The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has urged followers of ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola to consider moving into the PDP fold, following their exit from the All Progressives Congress.
The leadership of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political group supported by Aregbesola in Osun, had on Sunday declared its resolve to dump APC, citing ill-treatment.
Reacting to the development in an interview with The PUNCH, Osun PDP Director of Media and Publicity, Oladele Bamiji, described Aregbesola as a big personality that cannot be dismissed in Osun political space.
“Let me say that former governor Rauf Aregbesola is a big player in the political field of Osun State. There is just nothing anybody can do about that. As a former governor for eight years, I am not sure it will be reasonable enough to wish him away in the political calculation of the state.
“That being said, as at the last we checked, he was a member of the opposition APC in Osun State and we are also aware that there are internal bickerings in their party, which to us is not a new thing. It is normal in politics because of differences in ambitions, ideas and all that.
“Yes, we heard he exited APC as a party. We don’t have the full facts of that, there are many funny things in politics, perhaps, his group might be saying that to achieve another end that is not really open to the public.
So, we all have to be very cautious. Politics is not straightforward Mathematics. You can take a step to achieve another step.
“We don’t know about his exit from APC but PDP will be interested in having him and his supporters, if they are interested in joining us.
Politics is a game of numbers and PDP has popularity already and we have a solid candidate that is loved by people.
“Many people are interested in coming to join us. If ex-governor Aregbesola and his people are ready for us, we are ready to welcome them. We can’t turn anyone back.”
Meanwhile, a prominent member of Omoluabi Progressives group, who craved anonymity has dismissed insinuations that the group had picked its next destination.
He actually said a party had been chosen, but added that, “It is still a bird kept inside a calabash. It can’t be known until it is revealed. People should not bother about it. We are coming out in a solid way.”
