Oluwole Oke: Defection backfires, cracks widen in political camp as aides, allies disown move

Barely two weeks after his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), crisis has enveloped the political camp of a member of the House of Representatives for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, Oluwole Oke.

Indeed, these are not the best of times for him as his defection to the APC is eliciting rejection from his close circles and constituency.

His key allies who he groomed into politics and government positions have rejected his calls on them to join him to defect to the APC.

A source said that in the last few days, key aides and allies of the lawmaker have rejected his movement to the APC, describing it as a political tragedy.

Some of his allies were said to have openly declared that the defection marks a political waterloo for the 6th term legislator.