Adedapo Lam-Adesina son of the late ex-governor of Oyo State Lamidi Adesina has rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Lam-Adesina’s return to the party comes nearly three years after his departure for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
His defection was received with jubilations by supporters at the Felele home of the late Adesina.
APC leaders had met Lam-Adesina, who represented Ibadan North East/South East federal constituency between 2015 and 2019, weeks before his defection.
Speaking at the enlarged meeting with supporters, Lam-Adesina said he needed to rejoin the party as a form of respect to party leaders and elders who had persuaded him to rejoin the progressive fold.
“I am happy to be back to APC. For me, it is a great homecoming. Like I have said, I have told our leaders who spoke to me let us address our problems once and for all,” the 42-year-old said.
“Sometimes one should be careful when elders are talking to you. The whole thing started when the elders started coming to my house, it became so embarrassing and as a young person who knows and appreciate the essence of elders.
“And if an issue gets to the extent of elders coming to plead with you in your house, then someone has to take it easy.
“And they have assured us that some of the things that we were aggrieved about would be resolved. I believed that they will keep to their words. But more importantly, I was brought up by a father who knows the essence of elders.”
The politician, together with other aggrieved members of the party, grouping under Unity Forum, had defected to ADC in June 2018 owing to a leadership tussle within the party.
