By Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA—Palpable fear has gripped Ogun State
governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s camp following the defection of eight lawmakers to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the state.

Speaker of the House, Suraj Adekunbi disclosed the
decamping, yesterday, during plenary,
while reading a letter announcing the defection of
eight lawmakers to the PDP and the SDP.
Adekunbi said: “I received a letter announcing the
defection of Messers Joseph Adegbesan, Salmon
Adeleke, John Obafemi, Remmy Hazzan and Obafemi Olowo-Oloja to the PDP.
“I also got three letters this morning from Hons.
Olufemi Allen-Taylor, Oludaisi Elemide and Elizabeth
Anifowose announcing their defection from the All
Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic
Party, SDP.”

Adegbesan, Adeleke and Obafemi had dumped the
Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN, to join the PDP while
Hazzan and Olowo-Oloja also dumped the APC for the PDP.
Allen-Taylor, Elemide and Anifowose who were
members of the APC defected to the SDP.
Vanguard gathered that the development has sent
jitters into the APC camp of Amosun as the
governor was planning to present the 2015 budget
proposal to the state House of Assembly on
November 18.

The Speaker who also read the governor’s letter
during plenary said he will present the fiscal
proposal at 10. am.
According to him; “This is in accordance with the
provision of section 121 of the Nigerian constitution.
“Governor Amosun expressed gratitude to the
members of Ogun State House of Assembly for their
cooperation with the executive,” the letter said.
The House after the latest defections is divided into
two main camps with 13 members including the
speaker in Amosun’s APC faction, while PDP and SDP also have combined figure of 13 lawmakers.



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