By Daud Olatunji
ABEOKUTA—Men of Ogun State Police command, yesterday, allegedly rounded up five councillors out of the 100 local government councillors in the state allegedly planning to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.
Councillors from Ijebu North East, Odogbolu LGAs
The arrested five councillors were said to belong to the Ijebu North East Local Government Area and Odogbolu Local Government Areas of the state.
Vanguard gathered that the arrested councillors were said to be on their way to the PDP secretariat, the venue of the defection in Atan, the headquarters of Ijebu North East Local Government Area when the bus they were travelling in was accosted by about eight armed policemen around Ogbogbo.
Plots by councillors to defect
A source told our correspondent that no fewer than 100 APC local government councillors across the state had concluded plans to defect to the opposition PDP in their various areas.
They were also said to have already met the PDP leadership in the state and had concluded arrangements on when they would formally defect in each of the 20 local government areas of the state.
The councillors allegedly arrested by the unidentified policemen include Hon. Dele Talabi (Ward 6), Rufus Onadega (Ward 2), Hon. Rosanwo (Ward 9), and Hon. Ajayi (Ward 5).
The name of the fifth councillor said to be from Odogbolu Local Government could not be ascertained as the time of filing in this report.
The chairman of Mobilization and Organization Committee of the PDP in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu who was planning to receive the defectors expressed shock over the incident.
APC scribe denies alleged arrest claims
But the state Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Sola Lawal said that the alleged arrest of the five councillors was not true.
Lawal said: “That cannot be true. We are not aware of that; that is not to our knowledge.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said that he was not aware of the arrest of the five APC councillors.
We are not aware of the incident—Police
Adejobi said the policemen that made the arrest were not from the Headquarters, saying, as far as the command in the state is concerned, he was not aware of the incident.
He, however, urged the affected party to lodge their complaints at the command for them to commence an investigation.
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So the APC now controls the police abi?

Party of rascals.......
















Before I forget thieves too

Can you imagine??... so PDP members can defect while APC members can't

This is what I call LIVING IN BONDAGE. It is akin to Saddam's Baath Party.

Nigeria and Mexico approached China for credit
facility to rebuild their railway systems. They
both got the credit.
Look at what each country did with the money.
Obviously we are in permanent rebellion with
excellence! When shall we stop celebrating
mediocrity?

APC members are Actors, Partial and Clowns.. If I vote APC make I die.

that's the definition of apc "change"

What is is democratic about apc? Nothing

The 5 late wise men. I doubt the speedy train can go on a slo mode for u guys

Why should the police force arrest them? Is it against the rules of the game? But some pdp members defected too