Engr Seyi Makinde, the executive governor of Oyo state has said the most important defection he would love to see in is that of hunger and poverty.
He made reference to the several defections by some Peoples Democratic Party governors to the All Progressives Congress through his newsletter released on Thursday, explaining that wa hat matters to Nigerians is the abdication of economic hardship from their daily life.
“I am sure many of you have been following the recent defections of politicians — especially the governors who have left the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress and other parties.
“With these defections, political pundits have been busy reading meanings into every handshake and silence. I have watched as our national conversation once again turns to who is moving rather than what is moving.
“For me, the only defection that truly matters is the one that has not happened yet — the defection of hunger,” he said.
“When I was asked about this wave of political cross-carpeting in a recent press conference, I said, “I will only be moved when hunger defects into the APC.” I meant every word of it.
“We cannot continue pretending that everything is fine simply because someone in government says so. What we are experiencing is the widening of inequality. While the rich are adjusting, the poor are sinking — and that is what must command our attention,”
“No matter what the analysts predict, and no matter how many defections are engineered, it is the Nigerian people who will decide the outcome of the 2027 elections.
“Our job in the PDP is to continue to provide proof that we can deliver relief where others have brought pain.”
“Let others defect for convenience. Let us stand firm for conscience. Because when hunger finally defects, prosperity will return — and so will our pride as a people,” he said.
