A former Deputy Governor of Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has formalised his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as he registered with the party on Monday. Omisore was the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the 2018 governorship contest.
His running mate, Hon. Yemi Lawal, who is the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, is also expected to formally register with the APC on Tuesday. Omisore who defected from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2018, having contested the governorship elections twice -first in 2014 and 2018 - and later contested for the governorship on the platform of the SDP, performed his membership registration with the APC at St. Gabriel Polling Unit 003, in Ife-East Local Government area of the State.
Recall that the former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, had in 2002 defected from Alliance for Democracy, the political platform on which he was elected as Deputy Governor to former Governor Adebisi Akande.
With his membership registration today, Senator Iyiola Omisore is now officially back into the Progressives fold. Omisore said the decision to join the ruling party was taken in the interest of the progress and development of the country in general and Osun in particular.
The former lawmaker said his defection was also informed by the tremendous achievements of the Administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in the State, saying that he was convinced Oyetola meant well for the State. In his remarks, the Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, lauded the giant step taken by the former lawmaker to join the progressives’ family. Oyetola, who described Omisore as a patriotic Nigerian and a loyal politician, said his decision to join the ruling party has justified his love and passion for the progress and transformation of the State. The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Benedict...
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