The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock over the defection of some of its members in Ogun state to another party, but says the defection will not affect the overall chances of the party in the forthcoming polls.
Olusegun Osoba, former governor of the state; Segun Adesegun, deputy governor of the state; and other members of the APC in the state had defected from the party to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday.
But Lai Mohammed, APC’s national publicity secretary, said on Thursday that the party’s shock stemmed from the fact that efforts were ongoing to reconcile the aggrieved members with the rest of the party members in the state; hence it was expected that they would give room for the efforts to yield fruits.
It expressed hope that the defecting party members would reconsider their decision and beat a quick retreat.
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”Yes, the defection of some our members will create some challenges for our party, but we will go back to the drawing board to re-strategise and redouble our efforts to retain the state in 2015,” the APC said.
”Every member of our party is important to its overall success, but none is more important than the party. Against this background, no member can hold the party into ransom.”
The party added that it was a mere fallacy for anyone to conclude that the defection of some members, irrespective of their self-importance, would dramatically alter the chances of the party in 2015.
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It urged its members in the state not to lose any sleep over the latest development.
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