By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
The Owan West Local Government Council chairman, Dickson Ahonsi, his vice, Mrs. Asije Victoria and five other councillors, have decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Others councillors who decamped are Hon. Oni Anthony Johnbull (Chief Whip, Sabe Ward 2), Hon. Tunde Akele, Ward 2, Hon. Thomas Goodluck Oseigbe, ward 6, Majority Leader, Hon. Anthony Udia and Hon. Elijah Uhimai Ward 1, Deputy Majority Leader.
They have joined the list of those who have left the PDP to the APC in the recent times.
Addressing the leadership of the APC at the party’s secretariat in Benin on the reason he has chosen to join the party, Ahonsi said his decision was rooted on personal conviction of the governor’s style of leadership.
He said the governor took over the helm of affairs of the state and without wasting time, decided to hit the ground running with policies that will engender rapid development in the state.
Ahonsi said this is very different from the previous administration where it would take a long time to put its cabinet together to run the state.
“I am happy to say that the man is active and he is going to be very active. For example, in a week in office, he made some important appointments unlike the previous administration, he will stay three months, six months without any appointments.
“He believes that one head cannot always be right and that when two heads are together, it will make sense. That is why he intend to make those appointments so quickly.
“From the grapevine, we are also aware that very shortly, the list of Commissioners will be out. It is a welcome development.
“We pray that he continues like this. Edo State will be an enviable state that everybody admires.
“With all these activities cum the projects that he has embarked on within this short periods shows clearly that Edo State is going to be in a high level.
“On that note, I don’t need anybody to tell me what next I should do and that is why I am here to join the APC with my people”, Ahonsi said.
He said having critically under studying the governor, he decided to take some of his councillors along with him to support the governor to achieve his objectives in developing the state.
Receiving the decampees, the state secretary of the party, Lawrence Okah, said that APC as a party, welcomes all of them to the folds noting that everyone of them shares equal opportunity in the party.
