12TH JANUARY, 2026
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.
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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.
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