Supporters In Dilemma Over Switch Of Osun PDP Lawmakers To APC
LOYALISTS and supporters of National Assembly members who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in confusion on whether they should follow the Senators and the House of Representatives members to their new party.
The federal lawmakers, Senator Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Senator Ajagunla Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central), Hon. Sanya Omirin (Ijesa South Federal Constituency) and Hon. Taofeeq Ajilesoro (Ife Federal Constituency) last week resigned from the PDP to the APC while citing the internal wrangling within the party’s leadership as the reason for their departure.
However, following their resignations, findings by OSUN DEFENDER revealed that many of the supporters and loyalists of the lawmakers are miffed by their move. The development has also induced the resignation of some of the aides appointed by the lawmakers.
Adeniran Shakirulli, Media Assistant to Senator Ajagunla in a letter dated July 24, 2025 announced his resignation, adding that the office of the senator has come to represent “betrayal, self-interest, vindictiveness, and a blatant disregard for loyalty”.
Adeniran pointed out that Ajagunla rose to political prominence through the platform and support of the PDP but later “turned back on both the party and the people’s will.
Earlier, Otunba Tunde Badmus who is the Chief of Staff to senator Ajagunla in his resignation letter dated July 21, 2025 thanked the lawmaker for appointing him and also wish him well in his legislative assignments.
Also, Hon Kazeem Animasahun, the Personal Assistant to Hon. Ajilesoro cited his loyalty to the PDP as reason for his resignation. This was contained in his resignation letter dated July 26, 2025.
More so, a cross section of the supporters of the defected lawmakers who spoke with the OSUN DEFENDER under the condition of anonymity condemned the senators and the Reps for abandoning the party that brought them to power.
The supporters who expressed displeasure on the development vow to remain in the PDP or seek a better alternative to the APC.
According to one of the supporters, “It is a tough decision for us to make whether to go to APC or not. This is the party we have suffered for. We worked tirelessly for the senators and Reps to emerge. Currently we are in a dilemma. We will be like a new comer in the APC. Also, uncertainty beclouds our future in the new party. Meanwhile, most of the lawmakers who switched to the new party rode to power through the popularity and acceptability of the party in 2023 and there is no assurance if APC will give them automatic tickets. It is not that they are that popular among the people.”
Yusuf Oketola is a trained journalist with over five years of experience in the media industry. He has worked for both print and online medium. He is a thorough-bred professional with an eye of hindsight on issues bothering on social justice, purposeful leadership, and a society where the leaders charge and work for the prosperity of the people.
