Full List of PDP Officials, Members Who Defected to APC in Lagos

Several prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have formally announced their defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made on Monday, marking a significant shift in the state’s political landscape.

The defectors include high-ranking party executives, former candidates, and key stakeholders. They cited the PDP’s prolonged leadership crisis and internal disunity as the main reasons for their decision to leave.

Leading the group was Hakeem Amode, the PDP Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, who voiced his frustration over what he described as the party’s increasing irrelevance and its failure to resolve persistent internal conflicts. He lamented that the PDP had strayed from its founding principles, becoming a party plagued by instability, factionalism, and a lack of political direction.

Below is the full list of the defectors:

* Hakeem Amode, Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary

* Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem, former Deputy Governorship Candidate, PDP, Lagos State

* Chief Ola Apena, former Deputy Chairman, PDP, Lagos State

* Prince Rufus Ademola Adeniyi, former Assistant State Organizing Secretary (Lagos West), PDP

* Jerry Afemikhe (Olori Odo), former PDP House of Representatives candidate, Surulere Constituency I

* Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye, spokesman to the 2023 Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate

* Hon. Keshinro Abiodun, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Epe State Constituency I

* Akeem Jinadu, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Eti-Osa State Constituency I

* Hon. Ibrahim Balogun, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Kosofe State Constituency II

* Taofeek Bolaji Obanikoro, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Lagos Island State Constituency I

* Tunde Pratt, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Lagos Mainland State Constituency II

* Saheed Aregbesola, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Oshodi-Isolo State Constituency II

* Sulaimon A. Thompson, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Surulere State Constituency I

* Taofeek O. Kuye, 2023 PDP LAHA candidate for Ajeromi-Ifelodun State Constituency I

* Adeyemi Kazeem, former PDP Chairman, Ojo Local Government

Their defection represents a major blow to the PDP’s structure in Lagos, as the APC continues to consolidate its influence in the state ahead of future elections.