Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Tuesday obtained Senator Hosea Agboola Halleluya and 1000’s of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC) within the social gathering. Its leaders described the occasion as a significant increase to APC’s increasing base within the state.
The defectors, drawn from all of the 33 native authorities areas of Oyo State, had been obtained by the Oyo State Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, alongside the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Senator Abdulfatai Buhari; Senator Sharafadeen Alli; the Oyo APC State Chairman, Pharm. Olayide Abass; Senator Ayo Adeseun; Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle; Engr. Idris Adeoye; and former deputy governors Chief Iyiola Oladokun, Chief Moses Alake, and Engr. Rauf Olaniyan.
Different APC chieftains current included Hon. Remi Oseni, Hon. Olamiju Alao-Akala, Mrs Hannah Ogunesan, Prof. Adeolu Akande, Hon. Bolaji Repete, Hon. Akeem Akogun, Alhaji Saheed Alaran, Alhaji Wasiu Dauda, Hon. Yinka Taiwo and a number of other different social gathering leaders.
Talking on the occasion, Senator Folarin described the mass defection as a powerful endorsement of Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s management and the Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that the APC stays essentially the most credible platform for inclusive governance and sustainable nationwide growth.
He assured the brand new members of full integration into the social gathering, stressing that the APC in Oyo State has resolved all inside variations and is now united, disciplined, and totally targeted on grassroots mobilisation forward of the 2027 normal elections.
In his remarks, Minister Adelabu welcomed Senator Halleluya and the defectors, describing their resolution as well timed and brave, and reaffirmed the APC’s dedication to peace, unity, and collective progress within the state.
Senator Abdulfatai Buhari additionally congratulated the defectors, stating that the wave of defections into the APC underscores the social gathering’s rising organisational power and acceptance among the many individuals.
Senator Ali mentioned the rising inflow of opposition members into the APC displays renewed public confidence within the Tinubu administration, including that the social gathering is now higher positioned to ship significant growth throughout Oyo State
On his half, Pharm. Abass assured the defectors of equal rights and alternatives inside the social gathering, emphasising that the APC management in Oyo State stays dedicated to equity, self-discipline, and inside democracy.
Talking on behalf of the defectors, Senator Halleluya—a former Senate Chief Whip and former Chairman of the Advisory Council to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde—mentioned the choice to affix the APC adopted intensive consultations. He added that the Renewed Hope Agenda and the prevailing unity amongst APC leaders in Oyo State knowledgeable their resolve to align with the ruling social gathering.
The defectors had been formally obtained in Iseyin in the course of the ongoing Federal Constituency Tour of Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola, collectively undertaken by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and the APC in Oyo State. The occasion culminated within the symbolic admission of the defectors into the APC, alongside renewed requires social gathering members to shut ranks and work collectively in the direction of delivering decisive victories for President Tinubu and the APC throughout Oyo State within the 2027 normal elections.
The mobilisation prepare of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and the APC later moved to the Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency, the place social gathering leaders continued to evangelise peace, unity, and grassroots mobilisation in assist of President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
