Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Olaniyan also said that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He made these announcements on Sunday.
Broadcast Cable Network gathered that the defection of Olaniyan from PDP to APC is coming a few days after the state governor, Makinde dropped him ahead of the 2023 elections.
Olaniyan and Makinde were jointly elected as Deputy Governor and Governor on the platform of PDP in 2019.
Olaniyan announced his defection while speaking with newsmen in his private office at Ojoo area of Ibadan.
He, however, said the defection didn’t 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.
Olaniyan who described politics as free entry and free exit, added that all his political supporters prevailed on him to join the APC.