Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has dumped the Peoples Trust and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Truetells Nigeria reports that Olawepo-Hashim announced his defection in a statement on Wednesday titled “Prominent politician, Olawepo-Hashim, pitches tent with APC.”
The statement quoted him as saying that the former presidential candidate opted for the APC to actualise his vision because the party is not just populated by people with whom they founded the opposition Peoples Democratic Party together, but also because the party is a reasonable pathway for the preservation of the unity and progress of the nation.
He stated that he is now convinced about the passion of President Muhammadu Buhari to fight corruption even though critics have questioned the effectiveness of his anti-corruption crusade.
