Six Osun lawmakers switch to Accord Party
Three to four sentences introducing the story. Clement Akanni and five other Osun State House of Representatives members have left the Peoples Democratic Party for the Accord Party. The announcement was made at a stakeholders meeting in Osogbo. Governor Ademola Adeleke and other political figures attended the event, with supporters encouraged to back the Accord Party in the upcoming governorship poll. The defection leaves Dr. Lere Oyewumi as the only PDP lawmaker from Osun State in the National Assembly.
Key takeaways
- Six House of Representatives members from Osun State, including Clement Akanni, defected from the PDP to the Accord Party.
- The defection was announced at a stakeholders meeting in Osogbo, attended by party supporters and political leaders.
- Governor Ademola Adeleke said his move to Accord Party was guided by spiritual direction after turmoil in the PDP.
- The lawmakers urged supporters to monitor the voting process and ensure a landslide victory for Adeleke in the upcoming poll.
- The defection leaves Dr. Lere Oyewumi as the only PDP lawmaker representing Osun State in the National Assembly.
