NIGERIA (Kwara)-The restoration agenda of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State suffered a huge blow yesterday as all the 16 council chairmen, all their deputies and 80 supervisory councilors decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Addressing reporters in Ilorin, the Protem chair of the association, Abdulateef Okandeji said that their decision was on account of what he described as “ the refusal and failure of the national leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to address the observations and complaints of its founding members especially about the lawlessness, impunity and injustice which had become the norms and led to factionalisation of the PDP.”

He added: “After exhaustive consultations and deliberations by our leaders spearheaded by Senator Bukola Saraki, it was unanimously decided that the best option for us would be to merge with the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC) and work together in the overall interest of the good people of this country and towards the advancement of democracy.