Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State have resigned from the main opposition party in the South-West state.
Naija News reports that the leaders also declared their defection to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was disclosed on Monday by Hakeem Amode, who hitherto was the PDP’s publicity secretary.
Amode expressed deep frustration over what he described as the party’s growing irrelevance and inability to resolve longstanding internal conflicts.
According to him, the PDP had strayed from its founding values, becoming a platform marked by instability, factionalism, and lost political direction.
Full list of 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, Lagos State.
Jerry Afemikhe (Olori Odo).
Former PDP House of Representatives Candidate, Surulere Constituency 1
Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye
Spokesman to the 2023 Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate.
Hon. Keshinro Abiodun
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Epe State Constituency 1
Akeem Jinadu
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Eti-Osa State Constituency 1
Hon. Ibrahim Balogun
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Kosofe State Constituency 2
Taofeek Bolaji Obanikoro
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Lagos Island State Constituency 1
Tunde Pratt
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Lagos Mainland State Constituency 2
Saheed Aregbesola
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Oshodi-Isolo State Constituency 2
Sulaimon A. Thompson
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Surulere State Constituency 1
Taofeek O. Kuye
2023 Lagos PDP LAHA Candidate for Ajeromi-Ifelodun State Constituency 1
Adeyemi Kazeem
Former PDP Chairman, Ojo Local Government
