Prominent members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo state chapter were reported to have dumped the party to join Joseph Tegbe in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Tegbe, who is a management consultant and partner at KPMG, was a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC, before defecting to the PDP to take the Oyo South Senatorial District ticket.
According to OYOINSIGHT.COM, notable among those who have defected from APC to join Tegbe in PDP are Jide Adéwálé, Fatai Akinsanmi, Erelu Jaiyeoba as well as Hafiz Oladejo.
Adewale, who was an aspirant for Oluyole Federal Constituency seat, was environment commissioner under late former governor Abiola Ajimobi, Akinsanmi, a lawyer, was caretaker chairman of Egbeda local government while Oladejo was pioneer secretary of Okebadan local council development area and an aspirant for Ibadan North West seat in the Oyo Assembly.
In the meantime, there are reports that more members of the APC would be joining Tegbe in few weeks time.