5,000 PDP Members Join APC in Ogun State Defection

About 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during a reception held on Sunday in Ilaro, the headquarters of the Yewa South Local Government Area. The defectors, mainly from the Ogun West Senatorial District, were welcomed by Governor Dapo Abiodun, APC Senatorial Candidate Solomon Adeola, and Ogun State APC Chairman Yemi Sanusi.

Former Ogun PDP State Chairman Sikirullahi Ogundele led the defections, stating that he and other leaders left to escape “political slavery” after seven years in the PDP. He described the PDP in Ogun State as an “empty shell” and warned that remaining in the party would be “political suicide” for experienced leaders.

Ogundele also addressed controversies regarding Senator Solomon Adeola’s indigene status, urging party members to disregard such claims as routine political tactics. Governor Dapo Abiodun praised the defectors for their courage and assured them of full integration into the APC.