Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Accord Party in Osun State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party’s youth wing kicked off a door-to-door awareness and mobilisation of 10 local government areas of Osun West Senatorial District.

The youth wing intensified grassroots mobilisation ahead of the August 8, 2026, governorship election to ensure emergence of its candidate, Asiwaju Bola Munirudeen Oyebamiji.

The grassroots mobilisation led by the party’s Senatorial Youth Leader, Hon. Imran Majeed Adekunle, across ten local government area of the district was joined by a senatorial aspirant for Osun West, Chief Peter Ogundejii alongside party chairmen.

A statement by Chief Ogundejii described the APC governorship candidate as credible and people-focused, urging party members to sustain grassroots engagement and ownership of the campaign.

He commended the youth leadership for initiating what he described as a people-driven mobilisation.

The Isokan engagement also witnessed the defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party to the APC, citing renewed confidence in the party’s leadership and direction.

He emphasised the decisive role of youths in elections and called for collective efforts to deliver overwhelming support for the APC as a mark of appreciation for the confidence reposed in Osun West Senatorial District.

He urged party members to deepen grassroots engagement and actively participate in the party’s membership e-registration and voter registration exercises, stressing that sustained, youth-driven mobilisation would be central to the APC’s success in 2026.

After the tour, APC leadership inaugurated Door-to-Door Campaign Committees across the ten local governments visited and prayed for the success of the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). (The Nation)