Over 300 Ogun APC Members Joins PDP Over Consensus Candidate, Yayi’s Emergence
More than 300 aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general polls.
The decision, according to them, is due to their dissatisfaction with the party’s consensus candidate process and the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.
The development has added to the wave of cross-carpeting ahead of upcoming polls, as parties intensify efforts to consolidate structures and win back aggrieved members.
The defectors, under the banner of the "Good Governance Group", said they were drawn from all 20 local government areas of the state.
They accused APC leadership of imposing candidates without proper consultation and internal democracy.
Leaders of the group, Hon. Muyideen Akinyode, while speaking during the defection ceremony held at PDP State secretariat kuto, Abeokuta, the State capital, said the decision was triggered by the emergence of Senator Yayi as the consensus candidate for Ogun West Senatorial District.
Akinyode explained that the process sidelined other qualified aspirants and eroded trust among party members.
“Consensus should unite, not exclude. But what we witnessed in APC was imposition that ignored the voice of the grassroots,” a coordinator of the Good Governance Group stated.
The former APC members were formally received into the PDP and presented with party flags at the event.
PDP leaders in attendance, including PDP national officer, Dr Sunday Solarin, welcomed the defectors, describing the development as a boost for the party’s structure across the 20 LGAs.
Solarin pledged that the party will work with the new members ahead of future elections, saying the group’s grassroots spread would strengthen PDP’s chances in Ogun State.
"We welcome you to our party and we assure you of fair treatment as you join us
"See yourself as members of this great PDP family in Ogun State and your sacrifice and hardwork will be rewarded
"Please go back to your local governments and wards to align with PDP candidates and leadership ahead of the polls", Solarin concluded.
Meanwhile, APC in the state is yet to respond officially to the mass defection.
