Former Minister, Taoheed Adedoja, Dumps PDP For APC

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former National Chairmanship aspirant of the party,  Prof. Taoheed Adedoja has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Prof Adedoja, a one-time Minister of Sports and Special Duties, in his March 29, 2019 letter of resignation to the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said that he was quitting the Party in the national interest as a Pan Nigerian.

An excerpts of the resignation letter reads; “I’m aligning with the All Progressives Congress (APC) at this period of  Nigeria’s political dispensation to contribute my best to the needed unity of Nigeria. As dictated by my pan Nigerian experience, having built bridges of unity among various socio-political groups in the country all through my life endeavours ‎both in private and public sectors. I want to align with the Federal Government of Nigeria to contribute to the good governance the country deserves for our people and for my followers across the country”.

Adedoja’s resignation from the PDP has brought to four the number of National Chairmanship aspirants that have resigned from the party.

The former aspirants are Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the former Director-General of the Atku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, Prof Tunde Adeniran, a former BOT member of PDP and former minister of Education and Sen. Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, a one-time governor of Oyo State and former BOT member of the Party.

Adedoja, also a former Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University in Dutse, Jigawa State, was the Governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress (AC) in the 2007 Governorship election in Oyo State.