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Two prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) figures and about 6,000 party members in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defectors include former three-term senator Simeon Sule Ajibola and the immediate past chairman of the APC Kwara South Elders Forum, Chief James Bamisaye Ayeni.
According to reports, the defectors are drawn from all 10 wards in Ekiti Local Government Area.
Ayeni said the decision to leave the APC followed consultations among members, citing concerns over marginalisation, neglect, lack of development and the need for internal democracy.
“We can no longer fold our arms and watch the systematic marginalisation and neglect of our people.
“Our decision to dump the APC alongside thousands of our members across the 10 wards of Ekiti land is rooted in the conviction that Kwara South deserves genuine development, integrity, and internal party democracy values that have been completely lost under the present administration,” he said.
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He said the move was driven by the group’s desire for better political representation and leadership anchored on integrity.
Ajibola, who was represented at the event by Tunde Fakayode, also announced his alignment with the PDP structure led by former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
He pledged to deploy his political structures to support the party ahead of the 2027 elections, expressing confidence that the PDP could regain Ekiti Local Government Area and Kwara South Senatorial District.
The defectors were welcomed by the PDP Kwara South Senatorial Chairman, Justus Sayo Amos, alongside other party members.
Meanwhile, PDP chieftain Gbenga Awoyale criticised the APC’s reconciliation efforts, suggesting that the initiative had come too late to resolve the party’s internal challenges.
