Six Oyo Reps members drop PDP for APM

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, showed his political influence today as six members of the House of Representatives, Oyo caucus loyal to him, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the Allied Peoples Movement.

At the resumption of plenary following the Sallah break, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session, read 13 letters announcing the change of parties by lawmakers.

Recall that Makinde defected to the APM, on which platform he has already declared to run for the presidential election in 2027.

The members of the Oyo House of Representatives caucus who defected to the APM on Tuesday included Anthony Adebayo, Adedeji Olajide, Sunday Makanjuola, Oyedeji Oyeshina, Fola Oyekunle and Adigun Adekunle.

In their letters of defection, the lawmakers cited the protracted in Bauchi, Auwalu Gwalabe also left the PDP for the APM, while Shehu Dalhatu, representing Faskari/Kankara/Sabuwa Federal Constituency of Katsina State, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress for the PDP.