The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday unveiled a committee that will organise a befitting official defection ceremony for Mr Dotun Babayemi and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, alongside their supporters.

Ogunbiyi had contested and lost the 2018 governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to Senator Ademola Adeleke, who was defeated at the poll by the APC candidate, Adegboyega Oyetola.

In the race for the 2022 governorship ticket of the PDP, Ogunbiyi was among the contenders for the PDP ticket, before he announced his withdrawal, accusing the National Working Committee of the party of bias.

He later contested the poll on the platform of the Accord Party.

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But Babayemi and his supporters held a parallel governorship primary, where he emerged PDP factional candidate.

The Supreme Court later held that the incumbent governor, Adeleke was the validly elected candidate of the PDP at the poll, laying to rest the disagreement on the matter.

While Ogunbiyi had since July 2023 defected to APC, Babayemi has not formally announced his defection from the PDP.

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Meanwhile, the spokesperson for Babayemi Campaign Organisation, Mr Kayode Oladeji, when contacted by our correspondent to confirm his principal’s defection simply said, “It is an evolving development.”

However, a statement signed by Osun APC chairman, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, obtained in Osogbo named, Mr Debo Badru, as the chairman of the 12-member defection committee, while Mr Bello Atanda, the State Organising Secretary of the party would serve as the secretary.

The statement partly read, “Osun APC has named a powerful committee that will organise a befitting official defection of Omo Oba Dotun Babayemi and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi with the thousands of their supporters and followers across the state into the APC in the state.

“A season and consummate APC chieftain, Alhaji Mayegun Debo Badru (08033306814) is the chairman of the 12-member defection committee while Hon Bello Atanda (08033273508), the State Organising Secretary of the party, will serve as the secretary of the committee.

“Other members of the defection committee are Mr Sunday Akere, Mr Delani Ajanaku, Mr Femi Kujembola, Lord Monyeh and Mr Richard Tinubu.

“Also on the committee are Mr Damola Abdulsalam, Alhaja Fauziat Olaniyan, Alhaja Kudirat Fakokunde, Mr Rasheed Adeniji, Sakirat Adeoye and Mr Olubisi Oladosu.

The statement noted that the committee has the latitude to fashion out the modality for the hitch-free defection exercise at a convenient date but not later than next week.




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Haaa Ade dancer is a clueless goner. 2026 lopin ire. Osun people will surely votes out Ade dullard out of power in 2026

Where is Aregbesola? I hope he has defected to Labour party

JAMO84:
Where is Aregbesola? I hope he has defected to Labour party

Aregbesola is now an elder state man in Osun State politics.

Yeye people, is he a PDP member before? Is it not APC that planted him in PDP in the first place to scatter and tackle Adeleke

When first lady visit came to visit osun, i said may be to see APC leaders in osun.

May be this is the results of their visit.

A house divided against itself will never stand, Ade dancer has destroyed Osun State Pdp without repair. Adeleke is a goner

press9jatv:
A house divided against itself will never stand, Ade dancer has destroyed Osun State Pdp without repair. Adeleke is a goner

I thought you supported pdp

garfield1:


I thought you supported pdp

either Pdp, APC or Labour Party are the same Party. It’s the individuals with different idealogy that matters most in the party. As governor Fubara of Pdp is doing fine in Rivers economy same way governor Zulum of Borno is doing fantastically well in Borno economy too. Fubara is of Pdp why Zulum is of APC. It’s personality the electorates are voting for and not party.

JAMO84:
Where is Aregbesola? I hope he has defected to Labour party

Aregbesola is working for imole as usual. Ademola's reelection is unquestionably a done deal. Forget those elebi bloggers🤣🤣🤣

Jostoman:
Yeye people, is he a PDP member before? Is it not APC that planted him in PDP in the first place to scatter and tackle Adeleke

don't even mind those ebina bloggers🤣

PRESS STATEMENT. (APRIL 24TH, 2024).
*Osun APC Releases Defection Committee For Babayemi, Ogunbiyi, Others*
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has named a powerful committee that will organize a befitting official defection of Omo Oba Dotun Babayemi and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi with the thousands of their supporters and followers across the state into the APC in the state.
According to the state chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party's Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, today, a season and consumate APC chieftain, Alhaji Mayegun Debo Badru( 08033306814) is the chairman of the 12-member defection committee while Hon Bello Atanda(08033273508), the State Organizing Secretary of the party, will serve as the secretary of the committee.
Other members of the defection committee are: Hon. Oluomo Sunday Akere (08033805950); Chief Delani Ajanaku (08037469169); Hon Femi Kujembola. (08065634093); Lord Monyeh (08033379182); and Hon. Richard Tinubu. (07025363673).
Others are: Mr Damola Abdulsalam (08034802514); Alhaja Fauziat Olaniyan (07036803085); Alhaja Kudirat Fakokunde (07062198787); Hon. Rasheed Adeniji (08066536289); Hon Sakirat Adeoye. (08025548465) and Barr. Olubisi Oladosu (08033447530).
Omooba Babayemi was a Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governorship aspirant during the last election in the state while Dr Ogunbiyi was also the Accord Party's governorship candidate in the state during the last election.
Lawal stated that the committee has the latitude to fashion out the modality for the hitch-free defection exercise at a convenient date but not later than next week.
e-SIGNED:
*Sooko TAJUDEEN LAWAL, Chairman, Osun State APC.*