A former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, retired Capt. Tunji Shelle, at the weekend resigned his membership of the party, defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shelle and other PDP bigwigs, as well as some Labour Party members joined ADC at an affirmation ceremony in Lagos.
A former PDP Board of Trustees (BOT) member, Dr Abimbola Ogunkelu, another former state PDP chairman, Chief Muritala Ashorobi; PDP Vice Chairman (Lagos East), Tai Benedict; ex-Youth Leader, Chief Niyi Adams and Rahman Owokoniran, ex-South West Secretary, were among stalwarts who defected with Shelle.