PDP, ADC leaders dump opposition for APC in Ogun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally welcomed hundreds of former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), including party leaders across the nine local government areas of Ogun East Senatorial District, into the ruling APC.
The defectors were received at an elaborate reception held at the Ojude-Oba carnival ground in Ijebu-Ode, which was filled to capacity with APC members, supporters and the new entrants.
In his remarks, Asiwaju Oladapo Odumosu, a former PDP member, thanked Governor Abiodun for accepting him and his supporters into the APC, saying the administration’s performance and its accommodating disposition encouraged their decision to leave the opposition.
Other defectors, including Messrs Ladi Owoduni, Damilola Talabi, Sesan Odufuwa from Odogbolu, Wale Adeyemi from Ijebu-North, Seun Oguntimeyin from Ijebu-North-East, Sunday Taiwo from Remo North, Adewale Ismael from Ijebu-Igbo and former ADC Chairman in Ijebu-North-East, Hon. Erinle Opeoluwa, described Abiodun as an accommodating administrator who treats people equally irrespective of political affiliation.
Welcoming the defectors, Governor Abiodun described their decision to join the APC as a demonstration that they had “seen the light”, assuring them of equal treatment and full integration into the party.
The governor urged the new and existing members to return to their respective wards and mobilise support for the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections, expressing confidence that the party would retain its dominance in the state.
Abiodun said the achievements of his administration since 2019 had distinguished the APC from opposition parties, particularly in the area of infrastructure, noting that more than 100 roads had been constructed across Ogun East, including about 26 roads in Ijebu-Ode alone.
He listed some of the ongoing and completed projects in the senatorial district to include the Gateway International Airport, major road projects, the Olokola Deep Sea Port, the Olokola-Kajola Gas Industrial Free Zone, oil exploration in Ogun Waterside and other economic infrastructure.
