The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Olaniyan announced his defection on Sunday while briefing newsmen in his office in Ojoo, Ibadan, the state capital, following rumours for several weeks of exiting the party.
Sources had blamed Olaniyan’s decision on a frosty relationship with his boss, Governor Seyi Makinde.
They were jointly elected in 2019 on the platform of PDP.
It had been exposed the frosty relationship between the duo, but both Governor Makinde and Olaniyan have denied having any rancour in the past, the latest move has confirmed that all was not well with the two leaders.
Olaniyan said his followers and party leaders have been asking him to move out of the PDP for a while and he can no longer hold them so he has decided to join APC
Very recently, reports emerged that Governor Makinde planned to drop Olaniyan as his running mate for next year’s governorship election, but no official statement had been issued to that effect.
