National leader of the Accord Party and former governor of Oyo state ,Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has said the freedom of the people of the state from the shackles of the current government lies with the his party, Accord.
This is just as the mobilisation drive of the state chapter of the party has received a boost as many decampees from both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo and Ogbomosho, consisting of nine local government areas, joined the Accord Party.
Addressing the crowd in Labamba Hotel and Ogbomosho Recreation Club respectively, Ladoja assured the new entrants to imbibe party discipline which had been the hallmark of Accord as a political party that puts the welfare of the people on the front burner.
According to him, the essence of political movement is to strike a balance between government and the governed in order to ensure even distribution of development to all the nooks and crannies without tilting to any side or individuals.
In Ogbomosho, Ladoja told the crowd that the current move of the party in the state was to liberate the people from the claws of oppression and from the hands of those who did the opposite of what they preached.
He added that the mobilisation drive of Accord Party would continue to be from one house to another in order to achieve a resounding victory in the next round of elections in the state in 2015.
Leaders of the defectors to Accord included former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dr Akin Onigbinde (PDP); Honourable Banjo Folaranmi (APC); Honourable Peter Oyetunji (APC); Chief Bayo Olakanmi; Dr. Mabaje (ACN); Mrs Mojirade Ademola; Mr Adeleke Gboyeola Jokotoye; Ben Sangodele (PDP), and others.
