Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state is Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum
Sunday Akinniyi, former Chief Whip of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Akinniyi informed reporters on Tuesday that he left the PDP because of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s alleged disrespect for key leaders of the party.
The lawmaker representing Ikere Constituency 2 had been suspended on 13 June by the meeting for allegedly sleeping throughout plenary within the final three years.
In his rationalization, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Samuel Omotoso, mentioned Akinniyi was suspended following a collection of allegations levelled in opposition to him by the Leader of Business, Tunji Akinleye.