Photo: Gov Adeleke
By: Mandy Park
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) less than a day before the party’s scheduled governorship primary.
The Osun PDP Chairman, Sunday Bisi, had earlier announced on Monday that the primary slated for Tuesday would no longer be held due to internal divisions.
He also revealed that Governor Adeleke had lost interest in contesting for the party’s ticket as a result of the escalating feud.
Despite this, a separate letter from the PDP National Secretariat maintained that the primary would proceed as planned on Tuesday at the Atlantic Multipurpose Hall in Osogbo.
Adeleke’s resignation letter, dated November 4, 2025, surfaced on Monday evening. Addressed to the Chairman of Sagba Ward 2 in Ede, the governor cited the party’s internal turmoil as the reason for his exit.
The letter titled “Resignation of my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)” read: “Due to the current crisis of the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my Membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect.
“I thank the People’s Democratic Party for the opportunities given to me for my elections as a Senator (Represented Osun West) and as Governor of Osun State under the People’s Democratic Party.”
