The lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South and Oriire Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Abuja, Hon Jacob Ajao Adejumo has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Until his defection to the majority party, he was a member of the Action Democratic Party ADP.
Insideoyo.com recalls that Adejumo defeated Former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olagunju Ojo who was the candidate of the APC in the 2019 general election.
The Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, read his defection letter to members on the floor in Abuja on Tuesday during the House plenary.
Adejumo said he joined the APC to move the country forward.
“Your (the Speaker’s) charismatic and all-inclusive, transparent and objective leadership of this house won my admiration for you and the progressives party in moving the nation forward,” the letter reads.
There have been frequent defections in the lower legislative chamber in recent weeks. The ruling party has now gained at least 20 lawmakers within the past 11 months — with the majority of defectors from the PDP.
