Prominent member of PDP, Babatunde Gbadamosi abandons Atiku and endorsed Peter Obi as he defects

Babatunde Gbadamosi, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, has joined the Labour Party and endorsed Peter Obi as its presidential candidate.

Gbadamosi, a former PDP senatorial candidate for Lagos East and former African Democratic Party governorship candidate, said this in a statement on Friday, August 5.

“I had completely lost hope, especially in the youths of Nigeria, considering how the senatorial bye-elections panned out, after the traumatic events of the EndSARS.

“However, the exit of Peter Obi from the PDP and his subsequent emergence as the Presidential candidate of the LP, and his brilliant choice of Mallam Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate have rekindled my hope.” He said.

“I am 54 years old, and never in my life have I been privileged to witness the kind of energy, vim, vigour, unity and tenacity of purpose being exhibited by youths of all ethnicities and religious backgrounds in Nigeria over a political candidate.

“I hereby publicly declare my resignation from the PDP and wish all the remaining members well.

“By the same token, I also hereby publicly declare my support for the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi.”

He described how he became a devoted PDP supporter after joining the party in Ikorodu in 2008.

“I came to recognise that the problems of PDP run quite deep, and their tepid opposition is in fact by the design of some individuals populating the party leadership from top to bottom.”

He claimed that Obi has proven to be a resourceful, wise, and economical administrator as well as a reliable steward of public monies.

“These two share a passion for education and knowledge, with Obi’s documented exploits in the education sector as governor of Anambra and Baba-Ahmed’s direct investment in education as Pro-Chancellor of the highly respected Baze University, Abuja.

“Both share a disdain for graft and believe in exterminating contract padding.

“I find myself left with no choice, when faced with the alternatives, but to publicly throw in my lot with these two fine gentlemen, especially considering that another good Uncle of mine, Dr Doyin Okupe is one of the navigators of their journey and had invited me very much earlier.” He said.