2022 LP Osun governorship candidate joins PDP

A former Deputy Speaker of the house of representatives, Yusuf Lasun, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun.

Governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke made the announcement on Wednesday at the PDP presidential rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

“The former deputy speaker has joined the PDP family. He used to be in LP, but today, he has decided to come and join the PDP family,” the Governor said.

Lasun, who was present at the rally, hailed supporters after a terse remark.

Lasun had contested the 2022 governorship election in Osun on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), coming fourth in the outcome of the election.

Adeleke came first in the election; Gboyega Oyetola of the APC second; Kehinde Atanda of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) came third; while Lasun came a distant fourth.

He was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) until February when he resigned from the party after losing the party’s governorship ticket.