Just-In: Former Ona-Ara LG Chairman, Engr [Hon.] Nurudeen Akanni, Formally Joins Oyo APC
Just-In: Former Ona-Ara LG Chairman, Engr [Hon.] Nurudeen Akanni, Formally Joins Oyo APC
In a significant political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, the former Executive Chairman of Ona-Ara Local Government Area, Engr. Nurudeen Akanni, has formally defected from the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State.
The official decamping ceremony took place at the Oyo State APC Secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, where Engr. Akanni, accompanied by a host of supporters and political associates, was warmly received by the party hierarchy.
Welcoming the new political entrant, the Oyo State APC Chairman, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, commends Engr. Akanni for making the decision to return to the progressive fold.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Alake assured the former council boss and his followers of fairness and equal opportunities within the party hierarchy. He charged the decampees to immediately integrate themselves into local party structures and leverage their political methodologies and grassroots mobilization efforts to build a formidable front for the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
In his response, Engr. Nurudeen Akanni expressed unalloyed confidence in the party’s capacity to sweep the state in the upcoming 2027 election cycle. He pledged total loyalty to the party leadership and promised to deploy his full strength and resources toward ensuring resounding electoral victories for the APC at all levels.
The event witnessed an impressive turnout of party leaders and key stakeholders, including the party secretary, chief Saheed Adeagbo [Ass. Legal Adviser], Hon. Ifeoluwa Oyedeji, Hon. Akeem Ajagbe, Hon. Sulaimon, Barrister Dahood Kolawole, Hon. Taofeek Adediti, Hon. Akanni Sulaimon, and Hon. Morenikeji, Hon. Felix, alongside numerous party faithful across the state.









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