Oyo 2027: Ex- ANRP guber candidate, Ayorinde, joins APC
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Olalekan Ayorinde, who ran for Oyo State governor in 2019 under the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. His move bolsters the APC’s ranks ahead of the 2027 Oyo elections and could reshape local political alliances.
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 […] Oyo 2027: Ex- ANRP guber candidate, Ayorinde, joins APC