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Nigerian Youths React As Banky W Joins PDP

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2 years ago

April 3, 2022

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Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the news of Nigerian musician and politician, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, declaring intention to run again for a seat in the House of Representatives, Eti-OSA, Lagos by joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

His decision gathered mixed reactions as some youths believe that his current party would corrupt him, however, others believed it was the right step to take in changing the country.

Here are some of the reactions gathered via Twitter:

@UnclePamilerin wrote, “Banky W joined PDP to contest ahead of 2023. I think this is a good way to start.

“Let’s be honest, if it’s not PDP, it’s APC. What other party is there to join that has the resources, funds and people to beat this 2 parties. Let’s not lie to ourselves.”

@kingadebayo001 wrote, “AAC is there Boss
Why not let’s join hands with Sowore to get AAC to the top. Banky w dey joke.”

@firstladyship wrote, “Banky W in PDP is a welcomed development. The youths must begin to fill up the political parties at the grassroots, state level & at national.

“To takeover from the old, greedy, & incompetent failures, youths with achievements & verifiable source of wealth should begin to network.”

@Ayo_Goodluck_ wrote, “He has nothing to offer my sister, Nigeria politics is not for development. It’s mainly to amass wealth. RMD, Desmond Elliot were good people before politics. Please don’t expect any progressive change from Banky W. He’ll fail also.”

@SodiqTade wrote, “APC had 22k+ votes, PDP had 18k+ votes and Banky W with MDP had 7k+ votes in 2019 election. Banky has realised that popular name isn’t enough and you have to be very realistic with your ambition. Supporting any Party outside PDP/APC in 2023 is a waste of time.”

@FS_Yusuf_ wrote, “Young people in Lagos should pour their support for PDP as young, vibrant and pro-people politicians like @BankyW and @GRVlagos are joining the race to run for office. This are #EndSARS candidates. These are the people that will take your outcries to higher desk & defend u.”

@iSlimfit wrote, “I don’t have a problem with Banky W or anybody joining PDP or APC. Our fundamental human rights include freedom of association. The sad reality is that a 3rd force seems like a myth especially in a country like Nigeria. I just hope he won’t become another Desmond Elliot.”

@Omojuwa wrote, “When it comes to Nigeria actually working to make Nigeria work, you’d have to be pragmatic about it. I’d take a Banky W who joins PDP to run for office over those who’d pretend to form one new party every election, fully aware they are just fooling around.”

@capt_collection wrote, “Banky W joining the PDP is a very wrong step to take. After all, he’s not going for an executive post. So he can win at his former political party but the problem is that he himself is a weak man. He can not draw the masses to himself but wants party to do it for him.”

@fisayosoyombo wrote, “I’d love to see @BankyW in public office regardless of the party, even though I’m not the greatest fan of the PDP-APC twin evil.

“Good luck to Banky W — because people like him, whose track record of people passion is there for all to see, deserve a place in leadership.”

@pastwts wrote, “Banky W just showed he is a serious politician.He needs a strong party to push him and defend him if he is rigged out.

“Since the third force has refused to manifest , young people need to take over the APC and PDP and turn them to international standards.

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JUST IN: Ex-PDP Deputy National Chair, Oyedokun Defects To APC

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14 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, has resigned his membership of the party and announced defection to the All Progressives Congress.

Oyedokun, a notable personality within the political circle in Osun State and beyond, said he decided to dump the PDP after consultation with his loyalists.

He said he would be joining APC, where his experience, efforts, and leadership roles would be valued and appreciated.

His resignation letter addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP through the ward, local government and state chairmen of the party obtained late Thursday further read, “As a functional member and leader of PDP (Ward 13, Jagun/ Osi-Bale Ode, Odo-Otin South Local Government, Osun State,) whose high electoral productivity and value have been credibly and positively acknowledged in my ward, across the local council, state and country-wide for the enhancement of the fortune of the PDP, I have the honour (though with pain) in announcing the renunciation of my membership of the party on principle, having observed that the ideals of we, founding members, had been sorely contaminated.

“In taking this step which is not even without due consultation with my teaming loyalists in the PDP, I have consequently decided to shift my allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC) where I believe my experience, efforts and leadership roles would be valued and appreciated.”

Oyedokun’s defection to the APC is coming at the time the aspirant he supported during the 2022 Osun governorship primary of PDP, Mr Dotun Babayemi is also moving to the national ruling party.

Osun APC said on Wednesday that Babayemi and his supporters would be dumping PDP and joining the party at a rally scheduled to be held in Osogbo on Friday.
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Poll: APC Has No Sellable Candidate, Nothing To Campaign On – Edo Govt

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4 days ago

May 13, 2024

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The Edo State Government claimed on Monday that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has no credible candidate for the September 21 governorship election.

This was an assertion made by the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, at a press conference in Benin City.

Nehikhare also alleged that the party is using lies and propaganda as its campaign strategy.

According to him: “The only APC strategy for the governorship election is to resort to lies and propaganda. When a party takes lies and propaganda as an election strategy, it means it has nothing to offer the people. The party lacks people with character, capacity, and intellect.”

The commissioner who took journalists through a screened shot WhatsApp chat said: “What we have here is the official APC WhatsApp platform, their own people screenshot their discussion. One of them who has a conscience asks, is this the only thing we have?”

Nehikhare, who said APC is ashamed to campaign for its candidate, noted that, as of today, nobody had heard of what the party has for the state.

“All we heard is how they are going to help their paymaster, lies and propaganda that will not help the state,” he added.

He opined that lies and propaganda are not strategies the opposition party, like APC, can use to win the September 21 governorship election.

The commissioner, who warned against misinformation and fake news ahead of the governorship election, urged media practitioners to be neutral in matters concerning lies and propaganda.

He, however, noted that Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration has a lot of achievements to market and sell its candidate for the election.

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Defection: Edo Govt, Ex-PDP BoT Member, Idahosa In Verbal War

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4 days ago

May 13, 2024

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Edo State government and a former member of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, Charles Idahosa, on Monday traded words over the latter defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Recall that Idahosa resigned
formally resigned who had last month resigned from PDP, rejoined the APC on Monday in Benin City.

Speaking during his formal presentation to the APC in Benin City, he noted that he left the party four years ago due to internal crisis.

Idahosa added that he dumped the PDP because of what he described as the “damning deeds of the Obaseki-led administration in the last four years”.

He took a swipe at Obaseki for saying that PDP would win the forthcoming September governorship election with 80 per cent of votes.

“I thank God, four years later we all are wiser now. Like the Secretary said, I was a founding member of ACD, ACN and APC. The damage we did four years ago, the APC never remained the same.

“But I am glad we are back to the family. I was nominated to the Board of the Railway when I was in the APC. When I moved to the PDP, I wrote to resign my membership but it was rejected and showed my wide acceptance.

“At 71, I am not here to contest position with anybody, I am here to work. I want to urge APC to keep their eyes on the ball. It is not over until it is over.”

While lambasting Governor Obaseki for his comment that those leaving PDP have been given money, he noted that his greatest regret was not allowing the governor to resign after his first four years in office.

“When he came to beg me like a weather beaten chicken, how much did he give to me? Anytime he goes religious gathering he would say those leaving PDP have been given money.

“He came to me three times in my house to say he wants to resign, that he was tired of being governor but I appealed to him, telling him it was not about him but Benin interest.”

But in a swift reaction, the state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare alleged that Idahosa was never a PDP member.

Nehikhare noted that Idahosa was also never a BOT member of the party, because the party in the state rejected his nomination.

He alleged that it was as a result of the rejection that he found his way back to APC.

“I heard that he claimed to be a member of BOT of PDP but I want to challenge him to tell us when he was sworn in as a member of PDP BOT. He was not a fit and proper person. Even though he was nominated he was shunned by the party.

“It was this that drove him back to APC which he never left in the first place. He was holding on to the board appointment which was offered him while in APC prior to 2020 governorship election.

“He has reached the end of his political career. He has nothing to offer any political party or any group he joins because he believes in bread and butter politics,” Nehikhare said.