Seven lawmakers elected on the tickets of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun State have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaker Kunle Oluomo, who read the letters of defection during the plenary at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday, disclosed the lawmakers in their correspondences, said they arrived at the decision after due consultation with their leaders and constituents.
Oluomo, who said he was happy to note things were getting better with the Governor Dapo Abiodun- led administration, stressed that the seven APM lawmakers had decided to move to the mainstream, urging other opposition members to emulate them.
The lawmakers who defected were Modupe Mujota representing Abeokuta North State Constituency; Musefiu Lamidi from Ado-Odo/Ota II and Amosun Yusuf from Ewekoro State Constituency.
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Others are Ajayi Bolanle and Ganiyu Oyedeji from Egbado South and Ifo II State Constituencies respectively as well as their Ipokia/Idiroko and Sagamu II counterparts Ajibola Sikiratu and Ademola Adeniran.
With the defection, the 26- member Assembly consists of 22 APC lawmakers, three African Democratic Congress(ADC) and a member from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Ajayi, Mujota and Oyedeji commended their leaders and constituents for the opportunity to serve, assuring they would continue to give quality representations for the benefit of their constituents.
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