No fewer than 26 aggrieved aspirants vying for Ogun State House of Assembly seats have defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
The lawmakers’ defection is coming just a week after Gov. Ibikunle Amosun’s candidate, Adekunle Akinlade for Ogun governorship election defected to APM, Daily Trust reports
The lawmakers’ spokesperson, Lamidi Olatunji said they “have come to an inevitable conclusion to actualize their ambitions in APM”.
Olatunji added that: “We also wish to acknowledge the fatherly role of President Muhammadu Buhari in seeking to sustain the tenets of democracy, fairness, and equity in the resolution of the crisis in Ogun APC.
“We regret that Mr. President’s efforts were frustrated by the forces that are hellbent on taking the South-West back to the dark age of slavery, where unelected kingpins direct the affairs of the people.”
Also on the defection train were two Commissioners, Dayo Adeneye (Information and Strategy) and Modupe Mujota (Education, Science, and Technology).
