Inside Gist Why Ondo Gov Akeredolu’s Deputy Ajayi Is Still Holding Out In Defection Move To Rival Party

Insiders have revealed to societynow.ng why Agbola Ajayi, Deputy Governor to the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is yet to defect to the rival People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Societynow.ng gathered that Agboola who is a chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – like Akeredolu – is playing two sides against each other with the hope of cashing out big.

Insiders disclosed that leaders of the APC, especially outside Ondo State are urging him to stay with promises ‘’of huge compensation’’ irrespective of whether Akeredolu gets the re-election ticket or wins the election or not.

‘’As you know, politics is a game of perception premised on numbers…the APC leaders don’t want the defection of the deputy governor to strengthen wrong signals about the party in Ondo state.’’ Societynow.ng learned.

The general talk is that the APC is fraught with in-fighting and heavily weakened in Ondo as a result of the ‘’administrative style’’ and ‘’brand of politics’’ of Governor Akeredolu.

Sources further disclosed that the leaders of rival PDP that want Deputy Governor Ajayi in their ranks for the very same reasons the APC do not want him to cross over have also ‘’upped’’ their promises to get him to their side.

‘’It is this pressure on either side that is stalling Ajayi’s defection move, he is weighing the offers to determine which is better for his political future’’ Societynow.ng learned.

The Deputy Governor found himself in this situation based on a collapsed relationship with Governor Akeredolu who reportedly ‘’sidelined’’ him from even, the mundane of government’s tasks.