The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan, on Sunday, announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Olaniyan, an Oke-Ogun-born technocrat cum politician, announced his defection while speaking with journalists in his private office at the Ojoo area of Ibadan.
He, however, said the defection does not affect his position as the deputy governor of the state, saying he had not resigned.
The deputy governor added that he took the decision after consultations with his supporters from across the state.
Mr Olaniyan, who described politics as free entry and free exit, added that all his political supporters prevailed on him to join the APC.
Source reports that the new development has doused tension and rumours over the sour relationship between the deputy governor and his boss, Seyi Makinde.
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