Ogun assembly member leaves PDP for APC amid party crisis
Rasheed Kashamu, a representative of Ijebu North Constituency I in the Ogun State House of Assembly, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection on the House floor, citing deep divisions and unresolved leadership issues within the PDP at both state and national levels. Kashamu is the son of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu and said he and his supporters are now backing Governor Dapo Abiodun and President Bola Tinubu’s agendas. The move comes amid a wider trend of defections from the PDP to the APC across several states.
Key takeaways
- Rasheed Kashamu announced his defection from the PDP to the APC on June 3, 2024.
- He cited factional disputes and leadership crises within the PDP as reasons for leaving.
- Kashamu and his supporters have joined the APC at his Oke Sopen Ward in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State.
- He pledged support for Governor Dapo Abiodun’s ISEYA Agenda and President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
- This defection is part of a larger wave, with several PDP members switching to the APC due to ongoing party divisions.
