Babatope Okeowo 
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign organization has described the political allies of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) as irrelevant to the success of the party in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ayo Fadaka described the defectors as rolling stones which gatter no moss and would not affect the fortune of the party ahead of the polls.
Twenty-nine leaders of the Mimiko Political Dynasty led about 5,000 associates to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and were received by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
The leaders of different political parties, including former House of Representatives members, Commissioners, Special Advisers, and Assistants in the state government during Mimiko’s era, announced their intention to ditch the PDP and team up with APC.
However, the PDP, in a statement, said the team led by Hon Joseph Akinlaja has since joined the APC two months back.
Fadaka said “We restate that previous to their action, they were completely detached from developments within our party, even one of them that vied for our gubernatorial ticket was sponsored by the APC which had earlier nominated him as NDDC Commissioner at the onset of the Tinubu administration, such a character cannot be considered as an asset to the Party.
“We note conclusively that these people are mere rolling stones who gather no moss as they relocate from one Party to another during every election cycle. They have never been politically stable, the reason we are not missing them.
‘They will add nothing to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his party, rather they will become unlucky, and we congratulate him and APC on this account.
“To serious-minded people remaining in APC, we urge them to take cognizance that a large chunk of their colleagues responsible for APC’s success in the past have since teamed up with us, so they must waste no further time to join the PDP in our quest to reposition our State for development and productivity.”
