Dr Jimoh Ibrahim has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) but in a power move, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned him saying he is not their member.
Ibrahim said on Friday that his defection from PDP to APC had left the opposition party politically dead ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election.
Reacting to that statement, Ondo State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Mr Kennedy Peretei, insisted that “Barr. Jimoh Ibrahim is not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Before the 2016 governorship elections, his only presence in Ondo State was an Accord Party office branded with his billboard and posters.
“He granted interviews in the media stating his membership of the Accord Party. It was therefore surprising when he turned round to team up with factional National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ali-Modu Sheriff, declaring his intention to be Governor of Ondo State.
“When the Supreme Court declared Eyitayo Jegede as the authentic candidate of PDP for the governorship election, Ibrahim openly worked for APC/ Rotimi Akeredolu in that election.
“How can the same character claim to be a member of the PDP? Unfortunately, since Ibrahim joined politics in 2003, he has never won in his Igbotako Ward. His claim to any kind of political relevance is only in the media. On ground, he is a paper tiger. Mr Rotimi Akeredolu will have the shock of his life.”
Peretei urged Ibrahim to “stop parading himself as a member of our party.”
