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Ekiti 2022: APC chieftain Ayo Ogunlade defects to ADP, picks Reps form

Mr Ogunlade who announced his defection on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti is contesting the Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1 seat at the National Assembly.

• June 5, 2022
Action Democratic Party (ADP)
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A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Ayo  Ogunlade, has defected to the Action Democratic Party (ADP).

Mr Ogunlade who announced this on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti while addressing journalists, said he had defected and also picked a form to contest the seat of the Ekiti North Federal Constituency 1 at the National Assembly on the platform of ADP.

He said that he joined ADP due to the rare leadership value and skills noticed in the person of Kemi Elebute-Halle, the party’s governorship candidate.

Receiving the defector, ADP executives in the state welcomed Mr Ogunlade and said he would not be treated like a new comer but equal with all members.

Also, the ADP governorship candidate, Mrs Elebute-Halle, said that the presence of Mr Ogunlade in the party was a sign of victory.

(NAN)

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