Several chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State on Tuesday defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The defection was confirmed in a statement signed by Abosede Oluwaseun, Publicity and Organizing Secretary of the Omoluabi Progressives, a political movement backed by former Osun State governor and current APC National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola.

The new members were formally received at Oranmiyan House in Osogbo.

Leading the group was Tunji Ogunrinu, former Vice Chairman of Ayedire Local Council Development Area under the PDP. He attributed their exit to the PDP’s failure to recognize loyal members and its continued internal wrangling.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Hon. Abdulganiyu Akeem, a former councillor from Ward 3 in Ileogbo, declared: “The people of Osun deserve better. No more suffering and smiling. We need a political home that listens to the people and empowers the youth.”

He urged the ADC and Omoluabi Progressives to give young people a meaningful voice in shaping Osun’s political future.

Hon. Gbenga Ogunkanmi, a former member of the Osun State House of Assembly who moderated the defection event, described the new members as seasoned grassroots mobilizers whose experience would be valuable to the ADC.

In his remarks, Chairman of the Omoluabi Progressives, Alhaji Issa Adesiji Azeez, assured the defectors of full integration into the ADC’s structure.

He reiterated the party’s commitment to inclusivity and urged all members to take the ongoing voter registration exercise seriously.

The defection is seen as another sign of growing discontent within the PDP in Osun State.