by Kolapo Olapoju
A Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker, has labelled the defectors from his party to the All Progressives Congress, as political harlots.
While advising the defectors to return to the PDP, Hon Joseph Akinlaja, representing Ondo East-Ondo West Federal Constituency, stated that the defeat of the party at the polls didn’t mean that the party had capitulated.
“PDP is still very much alive. PDP is not dead. PDP will rise again. Our defeat during the elections by APC should not discourage PDP members.”
“Defection is not then answer. The best thing for all of us to do is to re-strategies, and come back as a formidable political party to challenge APC with a view of becoming the ruling party again.”
“I don’t want the defectors to see politics as bread and butter affair alone. Politics is also about principle . Why should you cross carpet or defect simply because your party lost an election? Election is about losing and winning.”
“When you win, you celebrate and when you lose it is not the end of the world, you only need to go back to the drawing board to plan for the future. If you jump ship anytime your party have challenges or lost an election, then you are a political harlot, and that is not good for your image”.
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