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A former gubernatorial candidate on the platform of Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) in Oyo State, Olalekan Ayorinde has joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
DAILY POST reports that Ayorinde, who hails from Ita Baale area in Ibadan North East local government area contested on the platform of ANRP in 2019, but joined the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
The reception of Ayorinde into the APC fold was done at the party secretariat in Oke Ado area of Ibadan on Wednesday.
APC Chairman in the state, Moses Adeyemo received the former ANRP candidate into the party’s fold on behalf of other chieftains of the party.
Other leaders of the party at the event includes the APC Chairman in Ibadan North East Local Government, Azeez Asimolowo Elewure, the Ward 2 Chairman, Chief Morufu Ogboriefon, as well as other leaders and top party members across the state.
Ayorinde noted that his decision to join the APC was not driven by personal ambition or the desire to contest for any political office but to contribute meaningfully to the development of Ibadan and Oyo State as a whole.
