Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

According to the governor, he made the decision due to the crisis rocking the party at the national level.

Adeleke, however, failed to state the party he will be joining to contest the 2026 Osun governorship election.

He said in a letter to his Ward, "Due to the current crisis within the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party(@OfficialPDPNig) at the national level, on the 4th of November, 2025, I officially conveyed my resignation letter as a member to the leadership of the party in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North local government.

"I thanked the party and its numerous members and supporters for the opportunities given to me to use the platform for my elections as first a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and now as Governor of Osun State."

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