2027: APM leaders cross over to APC in Oyo

Some chieftains and members of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State have left the party and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defectors announced their decision to join the APC at the party’s state secretariat in Ibadan on Friday.

The group was led by Hon. Kazeem Mustapha, who formally presented them to the APC leadership in the state.

They were received by the Oyo State APC Chairman, Chief Moses Adeyemo, and the state secretary, Hon. Fatai Adesina, among other party leaders.

Speaking at the event, Mustapha said the group had reached a point where it could no longer continue with the APM.

He said they had decided to join the APC after seeing what he described as the progressive direction of the party.

“It came to a point that we could not pretend anymore, and this made us see the light in the progressive fold,” Mustapha said.

The defection comes ahead of the 2027 general elections, with political parties in Oyo State already making efforts to strengthen their structures and membership across the state.