Oyo APC welcomes defectors as Agboola backs Tinubu’s re-election
Hosea Agboola, a former Senate Chief Whip and APC chieftain in Oyo State, has led over 1,000 former PDP members into the All Progressives Congress, urging support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. The move was announced at an Ibadanland Stakeholders’ Summit, where Agboola highlighted the group’s grassroots strength. The Alleluyah Reformed Movement, which emerged in August 2025, declared full support for Tinubu’s administration and agenda. Party stakeholders and community leaders pledged their loyalty to the APC and commitment to mobilise votes for Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Key takeaways
- Hosea Agboola received over 1,000 PDP defectors into the APC during the Ibadanland Stakeholders’ Summit.
- The Alleluyah Reformed Movement, formed in August 2025, cited internal PDP crises as the reason for switching allegiance.
- Agboola claimed the group could deliver between four and five million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the next presidential election.
- The movement has established structures across all 11 local government areas in Ibadanland and extended to the 33 local governments in Oyo State.
- Leaders dismissed the need for political coalitions, asserting the APC’s internal strength to win the 2027 elections independently.
