Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) leders, on Friday, received defectors in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Among the defectors was a media entrepreneur and former Youth Party chairmanship aspirant Ayodele Adio who was accompanied by dozens of his supporters event.

At the event held at Lekki Phase 1, Mr Adio and his supporters were sworn into the party.

The Lagos State Chairman of the ADC, George Ashiru, was not present. In his stead, the party's 2023 senatorial candidate for Lagos Central, Yomi Idowu, and the Eti-Osa Local Government Chairman, Elizabeth Ekanem, formally received the defectors into the party, administering the oath of allegiance on behalf of the state leadership.

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