A former Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, Ph.D., is set to lead 29 resigned political appointees, a former member of the governor’s Advisory Council, Rasak Gbadegesin Agbeti, and three local government chairmen into the All Progressives Congress (APC) today.
The planned defection, scheduled to take place at a rally in Ogbomoso, is expected to attract prominent APC leaders who will formally receive the former government officials and their supporters into the party.
The three local government chairmen are from Oriire, Surulere and Ogbomoso South local government areas.
Ogunwuyi’s planned move is particularly significant as he previously served as Makinde’s Chief of Staff before resigning from the administration, while the 29 other political figures are also former appointees who have left their respective positions in the state government.
The development represents another political realignment in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Ogbomoso expected to be a major focus of political activities involving the APC and the Allied People’s Movement (APM).
The entry of Ogunwuyi, Agbeti and the other defectors into the APC comes amid growing political activities surrounding the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, ahead of the 2027 election.
It would be recalled that Ogunwuyi, an accountant trained at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, recently donated vehicles and campaign materials to support APC campaigns in Oyo State, following his resignation from Makinde’s cabinet.
Kehinde Ayanboade
Kehinde Ayanboade is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Naija Metro News, with over eight years of experience covering Nigerian politics, crime, legislative proceedings and metropolitan affairs.
