Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He is now a member of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
Omisore announced his defection on Sunday in a statement.
He also announced his governorship ambition, saying he would be contesting for the post on the platform of his new party.
Omisore said his ambition to become the next governor of Osun State was to save the state from misrule.
He said the PDP in the state was in apparent disarray and would not offer the right opportunity.
His words: “Engaging and working with like-minded leadership, we have sought for an alternative platform that will assure both credible and legitimacy that will rescue Osun State from its current reckless misrule.
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“Our quest for an alternative political platform is basically in pursuit of a credible political structure that would guarantee that our people enjoy the benefits of accountable leadership at the state level from now.
“Notwithstanding my enormous contributions over the past years or so to building the PDP, after very deep thought and the widest consultations with my God, my family, my supporters in and outside Osun state, it is with great concern that I have made a very expedient decision today, to withdraw my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a party that believes in a balanced, equitable and truly functional Nigeria.
“On the platform of the SDP, I shall with the support of my supporters, followers, and the electorate of the state, seek the nomination to contest for, and by His grace, be elected as the Executive Governor of Osun State on September 22, 2018.”
