Gbenga Daniel, former PDP governor and ex-Atiku campaign manager, ‘captured’ by APC

Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun state, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a statement on Tuesday, Daniel said he has received so many messages encouraging him to join the ruling party.

The former governor served as campaign manager for Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, in the 2019 general election.

The former governor apologised to his former party for the late notification.

“Dear friends and colleagues, pardon my short notice in informing you of my route to the APC which as you might have suspected started with my supporting Governor Dapo Abiodun during the last election,” he said.

“I have since experienced an avalanche of encouragement to come on board. However in the last 48 hours things took a dizzying speed with the decision of the APC national chairman to visit me at Asoludero on Wednesday with about three governors.

“While planning for the visit Governor Abiodun also decided to visit me later today with another set of Governors later today.

“It therefore means that I have finally been ‘captured’. I thought I should quickly brief the house before the news goes viral.”

Immediately after the 2019 polls, Daniel said he had quit partisan politics and denied a claim that he had joined APC.

However, there are reports that he will pick up his APC membership card later today.