Full List: PDP members who defected to APC in Lagos

Akanji Philip June 9, 2025 in Politics Tagged APC, Lagos, PDP - 2 Minutes

Several prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, formally announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State.

The defectors, made up of high-ranking party executives, former candidates, and other stakeholders, cited the PDP’s persistent leadership crisis and internal disunity as their primary reason for leaving.

Leading the group was the PDP Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, Hakeem Amode, who expressed deep frustration over what he described as the party’s growing irrelevance and inability to resolve longstanding internal conflicts.

He noted that the PDP had strayed from its founding values, becoming a platform marked by instability, factionalism, and lost political direction.

Below is the full list of defectors:

1. Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary

—Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem

2. Former Deputy Governorship Candidate, PDP, Lagos State

—Chief Ola Apena

3. Former Deputy Chairman, PDP, Lagos State
—Prince Rufus Ademola Adeniyi

4. Former Assistant State Organizing Secretary (Lagos West), PDP, Lagos State
—Jerry Afemikhe (Olori Odo)

5. Former PDP House of Representatives Candidate, Surulere Constituency 1
—Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye

6. Spokesman to the 2023 Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate

—Hon. Keshinro Abiodun

7. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Epe State Constituency 1

—Akeem Jinadu

8. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Eti-Osa State Constituency 1

—Hon. Ibrahim Balogun

9. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Kosofe State Constituency 2

—Taofeek Bolaji Obanikoro

10. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Lagos Island State Constituency 1

—Tunde Pratt

11. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Lagos Mainland State Constituency 2

—Saheed Aregbesola

12. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Oshodi-Isolo State Constituency 2

—Sulaimon A. Thompson

13. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Surulere State Constituency 1

—Taofeek O. Kuye

14. 2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Ajeromi-Ifelodun State Constituency 1

—Adeyemi Kazeem

15. Former PDP Chairman, Ojo Local Government

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