A former Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as he registered with the get together at his Ifaki Ekiti nation dwelling on Sunday.
This improvement got here barely 24 hours after the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, revalidated his membership of the get together and known as on get together trustworthy throughout the state to embark on aggressive mobilisation drives to fortify the APC on the native stage.
Oni grew to become Ekiti governor in 2007 and dominated till 2010 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Celebration however was the 2022 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Celebration (SDP), the place he got here second, trailing Governor Oyebanji, who emerged victorious within the ballot.
Talking on Oni’s registration with the get together, the Coordinator of the APC e-registration train in Ekiti State, Gold Adesola Adedayo, stated this marked a significant enhance for the get together’s digital registration programme in Ekiti’s progressive household.
Adedayo, a serving Commissioner for Youth Growth, described the previous governor as a resourceful and standard chief who will add super worth to the get together and strengthen its profitable streak.
The commissioner hailed Oni’s formal defection to the APC and described it as a masterstroke in addition to a catalyst that can bolster Governor Oyebanji’s victory within the June 20, 2026, governorship ballot.
Adedayo stated Oni’s defection from the Social Democratic Celebration to the APC marked a seismic shift within the political realignment forward of the 2026 Ekiti ballot and the 2027 basic elections, congratulating the APC household on the massive accomplishment.
“Right this moment, we registered former Governor Segun Oni as a member of our nice get together. This important political transfer will assist the continued on-line registration of our members in Ekiti.
“With regards to grassroots politics, former Governor Oni is a revered particular person on this regard. He’s nicely cherished on the grassroots, and the intention of our registration is to draw extra folks into the APC. Having a person like the previous governor with us at this significant time is an enormous plus.
“We’re proud of the tempo at which we’re going within the on-line registration train, and we all know that the APC is poised for greatness and victory as we stay up for future elections.”
The commissioner urged get together leaders to not relaxation or be complacent of their mobilisation efforts, saying extra concerted actions are required to strengthen the get together’s numerical power on the grassroots.
