Ogun PDP lawmakers switch to APC amid party crisis
Lukman Adeleye and five other lawmakers from the Ogun State House of Assembly have left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers cited ongoing leadership issues within the PDP as the main reason for their defection. Adeleye also praised the leadership of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun as influencing their decision. The PDP's Ogun State Secretary, Sunday Solarin, criticized the move, calling it an act of betrayal.
Key takeaways
- Six lawmakers, including Lukman Adeleye, have defected from the PDP to the APC in Ogun State.
- The defectors include representatives from Odogbolu, Sagamu I, Ogun Waterside, Ijebu North East, Ijebu East, and Remo North constituencies.
- Adeleye cited the PDP's prolonged leadership crisis as the main reason for their departure.
- The lawmakers praised President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun for their leadership and reforms.
- Sunday Solarin, PDP Secretary in Ogun State, condemned the defections and labeled them a betrayal of the party.
