2027: Oyo ex-Deputy governor, Arapaja dumps Makinde, meets APC chieftains

Reports reaching DAILY POST from the campy of a erstwhile lawman politician of Oyo State, Alhaji Taofeek Arapaja bespeak that Arapaja has perfected plans to articulation All Progressives Congress, APC, up of the 2027 wide elections. 

DAILY POST gathered that the planned defection is coming a fewer hours aft the erstwhile lawmaker met President Bola Tinubu. 

Arapaja met Tinubu successful Abuja 2 days ago, aft which helium besides met immoderate chieftains of APC from Oyo State astatine his residence successful Abuja on Tuesday. 

The gathering was attended by the gubernatorial campaigner of APC successful the state, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli, lawman gubernatorial candidate, Mr Adesoji Adedeji and Oyo South Senatorial campaigner of the party, Hon Aderemi Oseni, Arapaja’s loyalists and supporters and different notable personalities from the State. 

Sources astatine the gathering disclosed it centered connected the planned defection of Arapaja to APC. 

Both Makinde and Arapaja beryllium to the aforesaid faction of PDP until caller moves by Arapaja to articulation APC. 

Arapaja has been a adjacent state of Makinde since inception of his medication successful 2019. 

He had earlier served arsenic National Vice Chairman (South West) and aboriginal served arsenic Deputy National Chairman (South) for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. 

He besides serves arsenic National Secretary of a PDP factio...