Jimoh Ibrahim Has Not Won His Igboko Ward Since Joining Politics In 2003 – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has faulted reports that Jimoh Ibrahim had dumped its party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday.

PDP said Ibrahim ceased to be a member of the party when he declared support for the incumbent Ondo governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in the 2016 governorship election in the state.

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Speaking in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party claimed that Ibrahim lacked electoral value as he had allegedly failed to win elections in his Igboko Ward since joining politics in 2003.

It said, “Before the 2016 Governorship Elections, his only presence in Ondo State was an Accord Party office branded with his billboard and posters. He granted interviews in the media stating his membership of the Accord Party.

“It was, therefore, surprising when he turned round to team up with factional National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ali-Modu Sheriff, declaring his intention to be Governor of Ondo State.

“When the Supreme Court declared Eyitayo Jegede, SAN as the authentic candidate of PDP for the Governorship Election, Jimoh Ibrahim openly worked for APC/ Rotimi Akeredolu in that Election. It was clear he did a hatchet man’s job for the APC federal government that gave him the Police Affairs Commission contract.

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“Jimoh Ibrahim celebrated the APC victory at the polls in 2016. How can the same character claim to be a member of the PDP? Unfortunately, since Ibrahim joined politics in 2003, he has never won in his Igbotako Ward.

“His claim to any kind of political relevance is only in the media. On the ground, he is a paper tiger.

“Mr Rotimi Akeredolu will have the shock of his life when Jimoh Ibrahim calls for the vehicles he has donated for the campaigns.

“These same vehicles were donated to Accord Party, rebranded and donated to PDP. When he withdrew them after the 2016 Election, some persons took Ibrahim to Court. The matters are still pending in Court.

“To Ibrahim, everything is business and maybe looking for areas to scam the government and people of Ondo State. These vehicles are scraps, more than eight years on Nigerian roads.

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Peretei said Ibrahim “should stop parading himself as member of our party and fathom followers decamping with him to APC.”

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