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A former Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress as he registered with the party at his Ifaki Ekiti country home.

The Coordinator of the APC e-registration exercise in Ekiti State, Adesola Adedayo, who made the disclosure in Ado Ekiti on Monday, hailed Oni for the defection and officially participating in the ongoing APC e-registration exercise.

Adedayo, who is the state Commissioner for Youth Development, said that former Governor Oni’s registration with the APC on Sunday marked a major boost for the party’s registration programme in Ekiti’s progressive family.

Oni, who was Governor of Ekiti State between 2007 and 2010 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, was the 2022 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the state.

Adedayo described the former governor as “a resourceful and popular leader, who will add tremendous value to the party and strengthen its winning streak.”

The commissioner also said, “Oni’s defection from the SDP to APC marked a seismic shift in the political realignment ahead of the 2026 Ekiti poll and 2027 general elections.”

He congratulated the APC family on the huge accomplishment, saying, “On Sunday, we registered former Governor Segun Oni as a member of our great party. This significant political move will help the ongoing online registration of our members in Ekiti.

“When it comes to grassroots politics, former Governor Oni is a respected individual in this aspect. He is well-loved at the grassroots and the intention of our registration is to attract more people into the APC. Having an individual like the former governor with us at this crucial time is a big plus.

“We are happy with the pace at which we are going in the e-registration exercise, and we know that the APC is poised for greatness and victory as we look up to the future elections.

The commissioner urged the party leaders not to rest and be complacent in their mobilisation efforts, saying more concerted actions were required to strengthen the party’s numerical strength at the grassroots.

He said that Oni’s registration came barely 24 hours after Governor Oyebanji revalidated his APC membership and called on party faithful across the state to embark on aggressive mobilisation drives to fortify the APC at the local level.

Adedayo had, while rallying members to participate in the ongoing e-registration exercise last week, said that involvement would confirm members’ loyalty and commitment to the success of the party in future elections.

He said, “This exercise is very important as it will strengthen our party’s structures and ensure proper documentation of members at the grassroots.”e-registration

The commissioner, who hinged the viability of any political party on its rocky and sustained membership drives, also reminded APC members that “the exercise is crucial to the reelection of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the June 20 governorship election. This further makes the e-registration more worthwhile for the members of the party in Ekiti.”

seunmsg:
For proper context, he was the major opposition candidate in the last governorship election. He came second losing to the incumbent governor.

seunmsg:
For proper context, he was the major opposition candidate in the last governorship election. He came second losing to the incumbent governor.

seunmsg:
For proper context, he was the major opposition candidate in the last governorship election. He came second losing to the incumbent governor.

esnbrutality:
So?

It doesn't change the fact that TINUBU will be removed from office as an OTP .

AMINDA:
What does it matter? It's Ekiti. A state where the other APC aspirant was disqualified (just like in Osun) and the ADC chairman was brutalised and prevented from holding their party activities. That's the new democracy under your tin-god.

Tears of Joy you mean

RichBoy247:
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Too early to cry. Save your tears till 2027

MufasaLion:
He has no influence and power compared to the force he was fighting against. The incumbent governor had over double of Oni's vote.

seunmsg:
Segun Oni contested on the platform of SDP. A party that barely existed in the state before the election. If he had contested on the platform of PDP as at that time, it would have been a different case.

MufasaLion:
I am aware of everything. The fact still remains that if PDP had given the ticket to someone more popular, Oni wouldn't have smelled the second position. Oni rode on his past political position.

seunmsg:
The fact also remains that if PDP had given him the ticket, he would likely have won the election.

seunmsg:
Segun Oni contested on the platform of SDP. A party that barely existed in the state before the election. If he had contested on the platform of PDP as at that time, it would have been a different case.

MufasaLion:
By the time the opposition parties in Nigeria are awake, it would be too late for them to realize that Nigeria is already a one-party state.

seunmsg:
For proper context, he was the major opposition candidate in the last governorship election. He came second losing to the incumbent governor.

Kukutente23:
All these political prostitutes get wet at the sight of more money

Meanwhile, this man is a dead weight in Ekiti but more importantly, the audio gov has settled almost all of them while leaving the ordinary citizens of Ekiti to their fate
Go to Ekiti. No development at all. Nothing of note is happening there. Just looting and sharing the state's allocation among the elites

ChiefOloye:
Constitutionally, Segun Oni was never a Governor, he was a usurper, just as Datti Ahmed. They "stole" other men's mandate. The court retrieved the mandate from them.