Osun Politics

2026: Osun Lawmakers To Remain In PDP As Adeleke Moves To New Party

ByKazeem Badmus

PublishedDecember 5, 2025

There were indications that the federal and state lawmakers elected under the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State would not join the state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in a new party.

Additionally, some chieftains of the PDP will remain in the party while they work towards the re-election of the governor.

OSUN DEFENDER reliably gathered that Adeleke would announce his move to another party before the end of the week, with the Accord Party being his likely destination.

It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke late Monday night, announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party.

Adeleke said his decision was due to persistent leadership turmoil at the party’s national level.

In a statement shared on his Instagram page on Monday night, Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation to party officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government, on November 4, 2025.

He stated, “Due to the ongoing crisis within the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (#OfficialPDPNig) at the national level, I officially conveyed my resignation letter as a member to the party leadership in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government on November 4, 2025.”

OSUN DEFENDER gathered that the only remaining Senator in Osun PDP, Lere Oyewumi, would not be resigning from the PDP to move with Governor Adeleke. However, he would collapse his structure and instruct his supporters to move with the governor and work for his victory.

The same scenario is likely to play out among the Federal House of Representatives and state House of Assembly lawmakers in the PDP.

Sources told OSUN DEFENDER that the move was an internal arrangement among the party stakeholders as the governor will defect back to the PDP after the August 08, election.

One of the sources who spoke with OSUN DEFENDER under condition of anonymity, said, “I can tell you that the Governor and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party are perfecting everything. They have had a series of meetings to see how best to approach the issue.

“The problem is who and who will follow the governor to his new party. You know as a politician, he can’t move with some bigwigs, that may be detrimental to his chances. However, he knew the lawmakers wouldn’t follow him now.

“What they will do is stay put in the PDP and work for Adeleke wherever he goes. The lawmakers also know that their re-election bid is tied to the 2026 election. So, they will adopt Adeleke as their candidate in whichever party he decides to.

“Someone like Senator Lere Oyewumi and Hon Bamidele Salam, who are doing fantastically well at the red and green chambers, will jeopardise many things if they resign from the PDP, and it may also cost them a lot.

“Oyewumi is the Deputy Minority Leader and there are some benefits attached to that office. The same thing with Salam who is chairing the House committee on Public Accounts. They are going to lose those positions if they decamp, and that will put them at a disadvantage.

“It is a very tense situation and the governor; his family and chieftains of the PDP are looking at the best way to handle the issue so that it would not backfire.”

Meanwhile, the leadership of the Accord party in Osun has said Governor Adeleke would receive a waiver if he chooses to contest the next governorship election on the party’s platform.

The Chairman of the Accord Party in the state, Victor Akande, said Adeleke would be welcomed if he chooses to join.

Akande said, “The political party door is always open. People are free to come in and also free to leave at any time they feel like. If he comes, we will give him a waiver to contest like every other person who may have an interest in coming. There is a standing waiver already in the party.”

Kazeem Badmus

Kazeem Badmus is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience. A professional in journalism and media writing, Kazeem prioritses accuracy and factual reportage of issues. He is also a dexterous finder of the truth with conscious delivery of unbiased and development oriented stories.