2026: Adeleke In Dilemma Amid Reports To Dump PDP
- Governor Reportedly Considering Two Political Parties
- May Announce Move Nov. 27
GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke is set to announce his next political move, as he is currently on the verge of leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amid the crisis rocking the party at the national level.
Sources within Osun PDP told OSUN DEFENDER that the Governor has begun consultation and is likely to reveal a new platform to contest next year’s governorship election during his third anniversary in office on November 27, 2025.
Adeleke, according to sources in the state, would move to either the Accord Party or All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to contest the 2026 election.
Many party sources confided in OSUN DEFENDER that the Governor has reached out to chieftains of Accord Party on modalities to move to the party, while others said the arrangement has not been concluded as Adeleke does not want to take chances with opportunities to pick the ticket of any available platform.
Warring factions at the national secretariat of the PDP have continued to resort to various forms of scheming and legal actions to take control of the party.
Adeleke’s absence at the Convention of party last Saturday also signalled that the Governor may have concluded that all is not well with the PDP.
An aide to the governor who confided in OSUN DEFENDER noted that it’s suicidal for the Adeleke to contest under PDP in view of the ongoing crisis.
“It would be suicidal if the Governor insists on contesting in PDP with the ongoing crisis. Nobody will advise him to do it because who will sign his form. The National Working Committee is currently in disarray over the control of the party and different factions have broken out. The best is for him to port to another party. He still remains the candidate to beat,” the Governor’s aide asserted.
Earlier, former Senate President Bukola Saraki said that no serious Politician with electoral ambition will seek to contest on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party under the present circumstance.
According to Saraki, such politician may enter into the troubled waters by not knowing whether his or her nomination will be valid or declared null and void.
The warning came earlier before the Ibadan National Convention, stressing that going ahead with the Convention as scheduled will further fuel the present crisis, adding that having such an event is a waste of efforts.
He advised the party’s Board of Trustees to set up a Caretaker Committee to steer the affairs of the party for the time being.
Also, a violent confrontation at the PDP national secretariat on Tuesday has worsened the party’s internal crisis and raised concerns about its ability to function as a strong opposition before the 2027 elections.
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