Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, will on Saturday formally defect to ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chairman of Lagos APC, Otunba Henry Ajomale, could not be reached as he was said to be at a meeting, but his aide, who picked the call made to his phone, confirmed the report, saying, “Obanikoro is defecting to APC on Saturday.”He, however, refused to answer any further question thrown at him. Nigerian Tribune learnt that Ajomale had earlier hinted the APC was making efforts that would culminate in ensuring that Obanikoro, who was Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana, was welcomed formally into its fold in a matter of weeks. In particular, he had once attended a Town Hall meeting organised by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “As a constituent of Lagos Central Senatorial District, I today attended Senator Remi Tinubu’s Town Hall meeting to support her good work,” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 22, 2017 20:23 UTC