Ex-Kogi PDP Assembly aspirant, Makolo denies defection rumour

A Kogi State House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Thompson Makolo Junior has denied rumours making the round that he has defected to another political party.

Makolo who contested the House of Assembly PDP primaries to represent Dekina/Biriadu State Constituency noted that he never left PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the rumour as the handiworks of political detractors.

In a statement he made available to CAPITAL POST in Abuja on Sunday,
Hon Makolo said, the rumour was from the freelancers and the enemies of the party (PDP ), “who are lazy and do not have any meaningful activity to occupy their time with, adding that retardation and stagnation have overwhelmed their lives.”

He described himself as an unrepentant PDP loyalist and he would not defect to APC or another political party for any reasons, stressing that he will support all the PDP’s candidates at the National, State, his constituency and that of the local government areas.

He added that, it will be a political miscalculation to decamp to the APC that is on life support but set to die before or after 2023 general election.

Part of his press release reads:
”I considered it as a great embarrassment to read on social media that I, Hon Tom Makolo Junior, has decamped to the APC.

Of what adventure should I decamp to a party that is on a life support?

“For a record purpose, I ran into Hon Haruna Gowon (IJN) at his hotel, Idrinana Hotel, Lokoja along side with Chief Ismail, the Agenyi Attah, (Ikpakpala) on 26th August 2022 where I was honoured to be the Master of the ceremony between the wedding solemnization of Dr Kamal Yunusa Adebu and former Miss Asia Umar Abdullahi where we took photography together in the spirit of brotherhood.

“Prior before this photography, I didn’t discuss or confide in anyone that I was going to decamp to the APC neither do I intend to do the same in the future.

“I therefore considered it as a great embarrassment to see the same photo few hours after the scenario trending on social media that I have decamped to the APC to work with Hon Haruna Gowon (IJN ).

“This speculation is fake, baseless and unfounded as my allegiance was and is still with the PDP and all its candidates in my area to include:
1. Hon Victor Alewo Adoji – Kogi East Senatorial District
2. Hon Usman Austin Okai – Dekina/ Bassa Federal House of Representatives
3. Hon Andrew Egbunu – Dekina / Biraidu State House of Assembly and,
4. Hon Godwin Meliga, Okura State House of Assembly as well as other PDP’s candidates.

”As an adult with my level of exposure, if I wish to dump the PDP, the right channel to communicate to my constituents and the public is through my ward chairman not hearsay or social media”.

”Recall, I aspired to flag the PDP’s flag for Dekina/Biriadu State House of Assembly before I narrowly lost out to my distinguished brother, Hon Andrew Egbunu, and I have since accepted the outcome of the primaries and also in the spirit of brotherhood congratulated him”.