Thousands of members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state alongside its leaders including a former national deputy chairman, Shuiab Oyedokun and guber aspirant, Prince Dotun Babayemi have joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defectors were received into APC at Secretariat of the party by the national leaders including Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru among others.
Speaking at the event, Oyetola noted: “APC has done so well. People are starting to see that when it comes to governance, the progressive knows how to. Baba Shuiab is a veteran member of the PDP, decamping to the APC. It shows that PDP doesn’t exist any longer here. I am confident that in 2026 we are going to take over the state. This is just the beginning because a number of people are willing to come back to us, and a lot of political heavyweights are coming to join us.“
Also, Senator Basiru urged members of the APC to the new members and integrate them into the system without any discrimination.
He added: “Baba Shuiab and Prince Dotun Babayemi were members of the APC in the past, they’ve seen things, they’ve seen the difference between progressive and conservative and they are back into the Party.“
Addressing thousands of his supporters, Babayemi said after the exit of Oyetola as the governor of the state, good governance ended but with his presence in APC, the party will take over power in 2026.