Several prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing persistent internal crises and a lack of direction within the PDP.
The high-profile defections were announced on Monday and include senior party executives, former candidates, and notable stakeholders. Leading the group was the PDP Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, Hakeem Amode, who lamented the party’s decline and growing irrelevance.
Amode criticised the PDP’s inability to resolve internal conflicts, saying the party had strayed from its founding values and had become a symbol of instability and factionalism.
“The PDP no longer represents the ideals it once stood for. It has become a fragmented and directionless platform, unable to inspire confidence or unity,” Amode stated.
The full list of defectors includes:
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Hakeem Amode – PDP Publicity Secretary, Lagos State
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Alhaja Safurat Abdulkareem – Former Deputy Governorship Candidate, PDP Lagos
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Chief Ola Apena – Former Deputy Chairman, PDP Lagos
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Prince Rufus Ademola Adeniyi – Former Assistant State Organising Secretary (Lagos West)
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Jerry Afemikhe (Olori Odo) – Former PDP House of Reps Candidate, Surulere Constituency I
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Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye – Spokesman to the 2023 PDP Governorship Candidate
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Hon. Keshinro Abiodun – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Epe Constituency I
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Akeem Jinadu – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Eti-Osa Constituency I
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Hon. Ibrahim Balogun – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Kosofe Constituency II
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Taofeek Bolaji Obanikoro – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Lagos Island Constituency I
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Tunde Pratt – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Lagos Mainland Constituency II
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Saheed Aregbesola – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II
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Sulaimon A. Thompson – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Surulere Constituency I
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Taofeek O. Kuye – 2023 PDP LAHA Candidate, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Constituency I
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Adeyemi Kazeem – Former PDP Chairman, Ojo Local Government
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