Tsunami hits Ogbomoso as Makinde’s ex-CoS, 32 APM chieftains defect to APC

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It was a political earthquake in Ogbomoso on Tuesday as the immediate past Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, led 32 other chieftains of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to join the All progressives Congress (APC).

Vehicular movement was halted for over three hours as crowds of APC members and supporters trooped out to witness the politicians formally join the APC at a rally held at Oja’Gbo, in front of Soun Ogunlola Hall, in the city centre.

Other chieftains who declared for the APC include Alh. Rasak Gbadegesin (Agbeti), Hon. Timothy Oyeniyi, Hon. Alabi Olateju, Dr. Banji Folaranmi, Hon. Isaiah Adegbite, Hon. Peter Oyetunji and the APM Chairman in Ogbomoso North Local Government, Hon. Jimoh Sikiru.

Also among the defectors were council secretaries, chiefs of staff, supervisory councillors and special assistants to the council chairmen in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Surulere and Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Areas of the state.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Ogunwuyi said they joined the APC to add value to the party, expressing confidence that the party would win convincingly across Ogbomoso zone.

Welcoming the defectors, the APC state chairman, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, assured them of equal opportunities within the party.

He urged them to work hard towards the success of APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.

One of the defectors, Dr. Banji Folaranmi, said he left the APM because it was a one-man party, alleging that Governor Makinde was the only person running its affairs.

The defection marks a realignment of political forces in Ogbomoso zone ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the APC seeking to strengthen its grassroots structure across the area.

The development comes amid intensifying political activities and shifting allegiances across Oyo State as political parties position themselves for the next governorship election.

The entry of Ogunwuyi, Gbadegesin and other political figures into the APC is expected to provide fresh momentum for the governorship ambition of Senator Sharafadeen Alli, the party’s candidate, while posing a challenge to Makinde’s political influence and that of the APM in Ogbomoso and its environs.

Speaking at the event, Alli described Makinde’s APM as a collapsing political structure.

“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 who are still there to leave now and join us in the APC,” he said.Eminent APC leaders at the event included Sen. Ayoade Adeseun, Sen. Brimoh Yusuf, Chief (Mrs) Kemi Alao-Akala, Rt. Hon. Olagunju Ojo, Chief Akin Oke, Alh. Bashiru Akataapa, Hon. Aderemi Adepoju and Hon. Abiodun Adeyemo (Obadoba), as well as members of the Oyo APC State Executive Committee.

Also present were the Director-General of the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Council, Asiwaju Yemi Aderibigbe; his deputy, Hon. Sola Ogunbode; APC deputy governorship candidate, Hon. Adesoji Adedeji; Mrs. Hannah Ogunesan, Hon. Segun Odebunmi and Hon. Olamijuwon Alao-Akala.

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