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The All Progressive Party Alliance
(APGA) at the weekend offered to welcome Ogun State governor, Gbenga
Daniel, should he desire to defect to its fold, following what the
party said was Mr Daniel’s political difficulties within his ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr. Daniel has, in the last three
years, being enmeshed in political battles with notable party leaders
in the state; including members of the House of Assembly and some
federal lawmakers.

The latest political setback was the
rejection of all his ministerial nominees by Acting President Goodluck
Jonathan in favour of those made by former president Olusegun Obasanjo
and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Daniel had, while addressing a
rally in his office last week, attributed his political travails to the
handiwork of a ‘cabal’ within the party which he said was working
against his interest for the people.

But APGA, a largely unknown party in the state, has advised him to call it quits with the PDP and come over to their camp.

The National South-West Vice-Chairman
of the party, Tayo Sowunmi, who addressed a press conference in
Abeokuta, at the weekend, declared that Mr. Daniel had, all along,
being in a wrong party and advised him to defect to APGA in his own
interest.

“APGA will always have a place for him,
we are delighted about that, and we want him,” he said. “PDP is not
meant for him. He is in a wrong camp. We will welcome him. He is a
progressive. He is a vibrant person and we are waiting for him,” the
APGA boss said.

Case for Ogun west

The party also made a case for the Ogun
West Senatorial District as the rightful zone that should produce the
next governor of the state in the interest of fair play and justice.

“APGA wishes to reiterate, for the
umpteenth time, its opposition to the marginalization of Ogun West
Senatorial District by successive ruling parties in Ogun State from the
inception of the state, about 35 years ago,” Mr. Sowunmi said.

“To date, no indigene of the senatorial
district has been considered good enough to occupy the number one
political position in the state, contrary to the avalanche of eminently
qualified sons and daughters of this important political axis of equal
population and demographical size with each of the other two competent
districts of the state.”

Mr Daniel has been in the forefront of the campaign to ensure that the zone produces the nest governor of the state.

The APGA official also expressed the party’s preparedness to go into
alliance with any other political parties interested in ensuring that
the zone produces the next governor of the state.