Gov. Ajimobi forced us out of APC - Olasupo
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olasupo said his ambition to seek re-election was driven by the support and aspirations of his supporters1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that olasupo who is the chairman of the house of representatives committee on legislative compliance recently defected to adc alongside other members of the unity forum a splinter group of the apc in the state1 olasupo stated that political participation and membership were about free entry and exit to allow participants the choice of desired political ideology and direction1 when the tenets of a political party do not give power to the people to elect who leads them then free exit is guaranteed1 people will have to move to another party where they are warmly welcomed and where internal democracy is much sacrosanct1 we defected to adc where we found an abode. this is an abode where party supremacy and internal democracy is highly valued1 the lawmaker said that politics globally was about personal interest adding that participants needed to be where they were wanted in accordance with the choice of supporters1 democracy is about tyranny of the majority. there wont be a strong political party when the interest of minority overrides that of the majority1 when i was elected in 2015 i saw so many possibilities and made many promises. by the grace of god and the support of my people i have delivered but not on all1 there are so many things beyond my weight as a first timer in the house of representatives1 my re-election in 2019 god willing is going to be a project of consolidation1 i am going to consolidate on all i have done including educational support infrastructure economic emancipation women empowerment securing of jobs for constituents as well as physical and human development he said1 the lawmaker also condemned the siege laid to the national assembly by the dss describing it as sad in a democracy1 some community leaders in the council area alhaji abu gbadamosi alhaji saka kareem and alhaji kazeem olalekan described olasupo as a tested representative of the constituency1