Agboola Ajayi's Return of a Prodigal Son to APC

The return of Agboola Ajayi to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in early 2026 significantly reshapes the political landscape of Ondo State, yet his path to the governorship is anything but certain

“I decided to join APC, you recall that I was a member of APC before. I became a deputy governor there. At the time, there was be misunderstanding and I left, but I’m back fully now.

“As I said earlier, I quoted far back in East Africa. We all remember what happened in Kenya, where you have Rayla Odiga of Bissemi Mori and President Uhuru Nyanta. Both of them contested elections together.

“They fought, they abused themselves. But at the time, it’s okay. We must come together for the interest of Kenya. That’s exactly what I’ve done today.

“Myself and the governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, we have talked, we have abused ourselves, we did not really go into that abuse.

“We campaigned, at the time of the campaign, you cannot rule out blackmail and propaganda. But we look at it as yes, on those things it is bigger than all of us.

"And this is about the Nigeria project. We should come together to see how we can add value to the system. And particularly, I want to also commend Mr. President for the bold steps and the reforms that he has introduced to the country.

“He’s been able to establish and lay a solid foundation. No president will come and say he wants to come and cancel those policies again.

“Anybody that comes in future, after President Tinubu will not, cannot even say he wants to remove all these policies that give government a very formidable economy, vibrant background.

“Yes, no country is free of crime. Nigeria is not exempted, but I’m sure you can see the difference between now and what was maybe about four, three years back. I want to believe with all our support, the president will transform the country.

"After his eight years in office, we will commend him and say that yes, Nigeria is better than how he made it.

“Like I said, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is doing his best. We should come around to also support him so that we can all enjoy the facility of government and contribute our quota so that the country and the states can move together..."