A former Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Oni, has defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), registering as a member of the party at his Ifaki Ekiti country home.
The Coordinator of the APC e-registration exercise in the state, Adesola Adedayo, disclosed this on Monday in Ado Ekiti, describing Oni’s decision to officially participate in the ongoing exercise as a major boost to the party’s registration programme.
Oni served as governor between 2007 and 2010 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and was the SDP governorship candidate in Ekiti State during the 2022 election.
Adedayo, who is also the state Commissioner for Youth Development, described Oni as “a resourceful and popular leader, who will add tremendous value to the party and strengthen its winning streak,” adding that “Oni’s defection from the SDP to APC marked a seismic shift in the political realignment ahead of the 2026 Ekiti poll and 2027 general elections.”
He said, “On Sunday, we registered former Governor Segun Oni as a member of our great party. This significant political move will help the ongoing online registration of our members in Ekiti,” noting that the former governor was “well-loved at the grassroots.”
Adedayo urged party leaders to intensify mobilisation efforts, stressing that the e-registration exercise was crucial to strengthening party structures and to the reelection of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the June 20 governorship election.