The Egbeda Local Government chapter of Team Arapaja has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Hon. Sanni Wasiu Oladiran, alongside other prominent leaders, including Mrs. Temitope Badmus, Mr. Gbade Bankole, Alhaja Serifat Iyaniwura Iyaloja of Ajumobi Market, Mr Alasela Babaloja Ajumobi market, Mr Rasaq Olorunwa and Oloye Mandisi.
The new members were received by the APC Egbeda Local Government Chairman, Hon. Olawale Olaleye; the Member representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency, Hon. Akin Alabi; and other party stakeholders, including Alhaji Saura Sule Elegbeda, Hon. Buliaminu Ogundele and Alhaji Ibrahim Agbedo.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the Team Arapaja Egbeda Coordinator, Hon. Sanni Wasiu Oladiran, praised Ambassador Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja for his exceptional leadership, political experience and unmatched grassroots influence across Oyo State.
He reaffirmed the group’s commitment to working in line with Ambassador Arapaja’s directive to mobilise support and deliver victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
In his remarks, the APC Local Government Chairman, Hon. Olawale Olaleye, assured the new members of a level playing field and equal opportunities within the party.
Similarly, Hon. Akin Alabi welcomed the defectors, promised an inclusive approach to party affairs and commended Ambassador Arapaja’s growing grassroots influence, describing the movement as a significant boost to the APC’s electoral prospects.
The defection represents another milestone in Ambassador Arapaja’s ongoing mobilisation efforts to strengthen the APC’s grassroots structures across Oyo State, unite party stakeholders and secure victory for all APC candidates in 2027, while ending the political dominance of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in the state.
