In what is seen as a show of political strength of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, six members of the House of Representatives, Oyo caucus, loyal to him, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the Allied Peoples Movement on Tuesday, 2 May, 2026 during the resumption of plenary following the Sallah break.
With this development, Gov Makinde has taken six out of the 14 members of the Oyo state caucus in the House of Representatives with him to the APM.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session, read letters announcing the change of parties by the lawmakers.
Thegazellenews.com recalled that Makinde, a few weeks ago, defected to the APM, on which platform he has already declared to run for the presidential election in 2027.
The members of the Oyo House of Representatives caucus who defected to the APM on Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 are: Anthony Adebayo, Adedeji Olajide, Sunday Makanjuola, Oyedeji Oyeshina, Fola Oyekunle and Adigun Adekunle.
In their letters of defection, the lawmakers cited the protracted internal crisis and leadership tussle in the PDP as a reason to seek a political alternative to pursue their ambitions in 2027.
