Oyo 2027: Makinde’s Former Chief Of Staff Leads 32 APM Chieftains To APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has recorded a major political gain following the defection of former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, and 32 other chieftains of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to the party.
The defectors were formally received into the APC on Tuesday at a rally held at Oja’Gbo, in front of Soun Ogunlola Hall, in Ogbomoso.
The rally attracted a large crowd of party members and supporters, with vehicular movement in the area reportedly disrupted for over three hours.
Among those who joined the APC alongside Ogunwuyi were Alhaji Rasak Gbadegesin, popularly known as Agbeti; Hon. Timothy Oyeniyi; Hon. Alabi Olateju; Dr. Banji Folaranmi; Hon. Isaiah Adegbite; and Hon. Peter Oyetunji.
Also among the defectors were the APM chairman in Ogbomoso North, Hon. Jimoh Sikiru, as well as council secretaries, chiefs of staff, supervisory councillors and special assistants from Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Surulere and Ogo-Oluwa local government areas.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Ogunwuyi said they joined the APC to contribute to the party’s growth, expressing confidence that it would win convincingly in Ogbomoso Zone.
One of the defectors, Dr. Banji Folaranmi, explained that he left the APM because, according to him, the party was being run as a one-man organisation under Makinde.
The APC State Chairman, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, welcomed the new members and assured them of equal opportunities within the party. He urged them to work towards the victory of APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
The party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, described the defection as evidence of the declining influence of the APM in the state.
He said the decision of prominent politicians, including Ogunwuyi and Gbadegesin, to leave the party should serve as a signal to others still within its ranks to reconsider their position.
“For the likes of Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, Alh. Rasak Agbeti and other politicians of substance to abandon Governor Makinde, it means a lot. I use this medium to tell the few ones that are still there to leave now and join us in the APC,” Alli said.
The defection is expected to strengthen the APC’s political structure in Ogbomoso and surrounding communities as political parties intensify preparations for the 2027 governorship election.
The event was attended by several APC leaders, including former senators Ayoade Adeseun and Brimoh Yusuf; Chief Kemi Alao-Akala; former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Olagunju Ojo; Chief Akin Oke; and Alhaji Bashiru Akataapa.
Also present were the Director-General of the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Council, Asiwaju Yemi Aderibigbe, and his deputy, Hon. Sola Ogunbode, alongside other party officials and political candidates.
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