The member representing Ijebu- North State Constituency in Ogun State House of Assembly, Rasheed Kashamu, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Kashamu cited irreconcilable differences and divisions that have led to the polarisation of the party on which he was elected to office at the State and national levels for his decision to join APC.
Reading Kashamu’s letter on Tuesday at the plenary, the Speaker, Oludaisi Elemide said the lawmaker formally notified the House of his resignation from the PDP Party and his decision to join the APC, citing factional disputes at the national level and leadership tussle at the State level as reasons for his defection.
Kashamu also said his decision to join APC was to join hands with other Progressives in the State to support Governor Dapo Abiodun’s strides under Iseya Agenda and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to him, “after a review of the current state of affairs with the PDP at the National Level with factions and unresolved leadership crises, and as someone who rode on the pro-people legacy and support of my constituents in Ijebu North 1 state consistency, I have agreed with my leaders and teeming supporters that we should move enmass into the APC in order to bring our winning formula in Ijebu North 1 into APC and fully support Mr Governor’s ISEYA agenda as well as the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
Kashmu said he has already joined APC at his ward in Oke Sopen, Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State alongside his teeming supporters.
The lawmakers’ wife, uncle, and other well-wishers were present as his co-lawmakers led by the Speaker formally welcomed him into their fold at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Tuesday.
In another development, the Assembly has also acknowledged a letter from the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, requesting the confirmation of Mr. Abdul Najeem Olayinka as the new Auditor-General for Local Governments, following the retirement of the immediate-past Auditor General, Mr. Lamidi Mulero.
The Speaker directed the nominee to appear before the House on Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 by 12 noon; and that he should submit 30 copies each of his Curriculum Vitae and other credentials by tomorrow, Tuesday, 16th December by 10 a.m.