Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, citing persistent management turmoil on the get together’s nationwide stage.
In an announcement issued late Monday night time, Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation to get together officers in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Native Authorities, on November 4, 2025.
He said, “As a result of ongoing disaster throughout the management of the Folks’s Democratic Social gathering (#OfficialPDPNig) on the nationwide stage, I formally conveyed my resignation letter as a member to the get together management in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Native Authorities on November 4, 2025.
“I thank the get together and its many members and supporters for the alternatives they’ve offered me, first as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and now as Governor of Osun State.”
THE POINT had reported that the PDP in Osun State stated its 2026 governorship main election earlier slated to carry right now (Tuesday) has been cancelled.
The get together chairman within the state, Sunday Bisi, made this identified on Monday at a press briefing in Osogbo, capital of the state.
Bisi additionally knowledgeable the media that the gubernatorial nomination kind earlier bought by the state governor, Ademola Adeleke forward of the August 8 governorship election, would not be wanted owing to the management disaster rocking the PDP on the nationwide stage.
However, Bisi disclosed that Adeleke has absolutely complied with all necessities set out within the PDP’s timetable for nomination, explaining that the governor bought and submitted the expression of curiosity and nomination types throughout the stipulated window of October thirteenth to twenty fifth, 2025, being the deadline for submission.
He additional said that Adeleke had appeared earlier than the duly constituted Screening Committee of the get together on Thursday, October thirtieth, 2025 the place he was screened, cleared with out reservations, and issued a Certificates of Clearance in accordance with get together procedures.
The get together chairman regretted that the inner wranglings within the PDP has affected its plans.
He stated quickly after the pre-primary processes had been concluded, “the inner imbroglio rocking the nationwide management of our get together escalated. The suspension and counter-suspension of key nationwide officers, officers who’re statutorily central to the conduct of congresses, primaries, and the transmission of our candidate’s title to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), created a stage of uncertainty that immediately impacted the deliberate schedule.”
Explaining additional, he remarked, “This disaster reached a degree the place the statutory ad-hoc ward and native authorities congresses, scheduled for November twenty fourth and twenty ninth respectively, couldn’t maintain. These are the very congresses the place delegates to the primaries are elected. As you’re all conscious, the problems main to those disruptions are presently earlier than varied courts throughout the nation.”
“Within the mild of the foregoing, it has turn into inevitable, certainly unavoidable, that the PDP governorship primaries earlier slated for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, can not maintain as scheduled. It’s equally necessary to restate, for the document, that Governor Ademola Adeleke stays the only real aspirant who bought, submitted, and was duly screened according to the get together’s official timetable.
Nonetheless, due to the inner disaster rocking the nationwide management of our get together, the knowledge at my disposal is that Governor Ademola Adeleke could not, any longer be concerned about searching for the nomination of the PDP for the 2026 Osun Gubernatorial Election, besides a decision acknowledged by INEC is reached throughout the INEC timeline.”
Accord Social gathering has been listed amongst potential platforms for Adeleke’s re-election bid amid inside crises within the PDP.
Osun PDP had said that the choice on which platform Adeleke would use for his re-election bid rests solely with him and that he would quickly make his alternative identified.
In the meantime, the Chairman of Accord Social gathering in Osun State, Victor Akande, had assured that Governor Adeleke would obtain a waiver if he chooses to contest the subsequent governorship election on the get together’s platform.
Akande famous that the get together already has two aspirants for its ticket within the forthcoming ballot, however stated Adeleke can be welcomed if he selected to affix.