2027: ADC Members Defect to APC as Oriyomi Oluyole, Tolu Sadipe Visit Ward 07

Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ward 07, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The defectors joined the APC during a campaign tour and stakeholders’ meeting attended by Barrister Akeem Lawal, popularly known as Oriyomi Oluyole, the APC candidate for Oluyole State Constituency, and Hon. Tolulope Sadipe, the incumbent member of the House of Representatives and APC candidate for Oluyole Federal Constituency.

The meeting, which attracted party leaders, executives, women, youths and other stakeholders, formed part of the party’s grassroots mobilisation efforts ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The defection comes as political parties continue to engage residents and strengthen their structures across Oluyole Local Government Area in preparation for the 2027 polls.

Addressing party members, Oriyomi Oluyole expressed appreciation for the support he had received from Ward 07, urging members to remain united and intensify grassroots mobilisation.

He encouraged party faithful to sustain their commitment, stressing the importance of unity and consistent engagement with residents.

“Winners never quit, and quitters never win,” Lawal told the gathering.

As part of his campaign commitments, the APC candidate announced plans to provide two boreholes for the Idi Ayunre and Olode sectors, alongside 50 solar-powered streetlights across the wards. He also distributed campaign souvenirs to party members.

The APC Oluyole Local Government Chairman, Prince Dotun Oladipupo, commended Ward 07 members for their dedication to the party and urged them to sustain their mobilisation efforts.

He also introduced the two candidates to the gathering and called on party members to support their candidacies ahead of the 2027 elections.

In her remarks, Sadipe appreciated the party faithful for their support and highlighted infrastructure projects, including pedestrian bridges and the Olojuoro Road project. She reaffirmed her commitment to effective representation if re-elected.

The federal lawmaker also donated a generator, motorcycles, cash gifts and campaign souvenirs to party members.

The Ward 07 Chairman, Hon. Kamorudeen Orilonise Busari, welcomed the candidates and assured them of the ward’s continued participation in the party’s mobilisation activities.

The meeting ended with renewed calls for unity and grassroots engagement as the APC continues its political activities in Oluyole ahead of the 2027 general elections.