The Minister of State for the Federal Capital
Territory, FCT , Olajumoke Akinjide, has vowed to
stick with the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, and
President Goodluck Jonathan, despite her
husband’s defection to the All Progressives
Congress, APC.
Mrs. Akinjide’s husband, Ahman Pategi, was one of
the 37 ex-PDP members of the House of
Representatives who defected to the APC on
Wednesday.
Mr. Pategi, who was elected to the lower legislative
chamber on the platform of the PDP, represents
Edu/Moro/Pategi federal constituency of Kwara
State . He is the Chairman of the House Committee
on Water Resources.
Mrs. Akinjide, who hails from Ibadan in Oyo State,
responded to a PREMIUM TIMES enquiry via a text
message. She dismissed speculations that she was
going to join her husband in the APC. She vowed to
remain in the PDP to work for the success of the
president, the Transformation Agenda, and the
party at future polls.
The minister, who is the daughter of the Second
Republic Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Richard Akinjide, added that her
entire family dynasty remained loyal to the ruling
party and the president.
“I’ll never ever leave the PDP,” she said. “The
Akinjide family is loyal to the PDP and loyal to
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. My father,
Richard Akinjide is a founding member of the PDP
and a member of the PDP Board of Trustees.”
“I am the arrowhead of the PDP in Oyo State as the
minister in an opposition state. I will continue to
work hard to ensure the success of Mr. President,
the Transformation Agenda, and the success of the
PDP at the polls in the 2015 elections.”
While presenting items to some PDP members in
Ibadan earlier in the year, Mrs. Akinjide had asked
the president to contest the 2015 presidential
election.
The minister belongs to one of the several factions
of the party in Oyo state. Reports say she and a
former deputy governor of Oyo State, Taofeek
Arapaja are leading one camp, while a former
governor, Adebayo Alao- Akala, and former Senate
Leader, Teslim Folarin, lead two other camps.
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/151794-husband-defects-apc-abuja-minister-akinjide-vows-remain-pdp.html

The husband is just an inconsiderate person. How do you defect to another party when your wife got her appointed by the government of another party.

Afam4eva: The husband is just an inconsiderate person. How do you defect to another party when your wife got her appointed by the government of another party.

His wife is serving Nigeria, not a party. What she said is she will remain a member of PDP. It has nothing to do with service to country.

Their home henceforth becomes a two-party home,and luckily the wife is good at leading a party faction.

Afam4eva: The husband is just an inconsiderate person. How do you defect to another party when your wife got her appointed by the government of another party.

y do u have to blame d husband ? I can as well blame d wife for not following the husband. This is purely just show that politics is about personal interest not public interest. So now where will the children now belong ?

My concern here is, how on earth will a man be in fulltime politics, Member of Parliament, and his wife is also a fulltime politician, member of Federal Executive Council? So where do they place their family and kids? Is it only about food on the table and money in the bank? No parenting? Surrogate parenting? Horrible!

There is clear difference between minister and house of rep member.she was. Appointed as a minister but her husband was elected.she knows she ll be sack immediately she leaves pdp.come 2015 if she will not decamp,if apc win the presidential election

I-pledge:
There is clear difference between minister and house of rep member.she was. Appointed as a minister but her husband was elected.she knows she ll be sack immediately she leaves pdp.come 2015 if she will not decamp,if apc win the presidential election

+1000000000likes

Wife == Minister(PDP)
Husband == House of Rep member(APC)

Meanwhile some hungry people are fighting themselves here of Nairaland because of party loyalties.

Before nko? She go leave al d moni and land deals she don hammer 4 abuja ontop APC/PDP fight. Even her husband will punch her if she follows him. Its economically expedient 4 her 2 remain in d PDP

Wise up people . They want to keep eating from both party... Not wanting to put all eggs in one basket

Afam4eva: The husband is just an inconsiderate person. How do you defect to another party when your wife got her appointed by the government of another party.

Daft!

See how Naija politics will soon turn a once happily married couple to TOM and JERRY

It reminds me the movie: Mr & Mrs Smith

1MCN: My concern here is, how on earth will a man be in fulltime politics, Member of Parliament, and his wife is also a fulltime politician, member of Federal Executive Council? So where do they place their family and kids? Is it only about food on the table and money in the bank? No parenting? Surrogate parenting? Horrible!

That is why their kids become nuisance.

A-ZeD:
Wife == Minister(PDP)
Husband == House of Rep member(APC)

Meanwhile some hungry people are fighting themselves here of Nairaland because of party loyalties.

And they will still be doing lovey lovey , yet some guys are breaking bottle on their heads

Idi Amin: See how Naija politics will soon turn a once happily married couple to TOM and JERRY

Not true bro.

Matter of fact, this development would even strengthen their relationship as they both will be rushing back to their bedroom at the end of everyday's job to make love and gossip about how they've been able trick everybody.

Trust me, this will be mega fun for any couple.

1MCN: My concern here is, how on earth will a man be in fulltime politics, Member of Parliament, and his wife is also a fulltime politician, member of Federal Executive Council? So where do they place their family and kids? Is it only about food on the table and money in the bank? No parenting? Surrogate parenting? Horrible!

You should be more concerned about millions of parents in Nigeria who work round the clock in banks, oil rigs etc without seeing their children for weeks/months than concerning yourself with the families of government officials who barely show up in their offices.

Akinjide's kids are already married and are captains and Co captain of their own respective homes.

And this is what you call Supreme Hedging .. Eat from the ruling and opposition party hmmm

Aigipan: And this is what you call Supreme Hedging .. Eat from the ruling and opposition party hmmm

kudos to them, as d wife is collecting from GEJ likewise the husband is collecting from Buhari/Tinubu, if possible the children may be in different party.
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