A youth leader and former personal assistant to former power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, Ajiboye Sangogade Akande, has led hundreds of youths, traders, artisans and other supporters into the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ajiboye, convener of BoyeNation, announced the defection on Monday in Ibadan during the 2026 edition of the BoyeNation/JAF Concert.
He said his decision followed careful consideration of political developments in Oyo State, particularly ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
According to him, the APM provides a platform through which young people can pursue their aspirations in the next political dispensation.
Ajiboye urged new members of the party across the state to participate actively in politics, saying the 2027 elections would have significant implications for their future.
He said residents could no longer afford to remain on the sidelines, noting that the choice of leaders in 2027 would affect issues of welfare, empowerment and development.
The event was attended by APM chieftains, including the party’s presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, and its Oyo State governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi.
Also present were members of the party’s state executive, Oyo South Senatorial candidate Stanley Olajide, Oyo Central Senatorial candidate Olufemi Ajadi and members of the State House of Assembly, among others.
Clarifying his political affiliation, Ajiboye said his decision to join the APM was independent of his former principal, Adelabu.
‘I was a former Personal Assistant (PA) to Chief Adebayo Adelabu. I am not in any way in crisis with anyone. I’m mature enough to make decisions; what we are doing today has nothing to do with Adelabu. It was a decision I took independently,’ he said.