Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State will announce his announce the political platform he will be contesting the 2026 Osun State governorship election on before December 13, 2025, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi has revealed.
The announcement follows Adeleke’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) earlier in the week.
Governor Adeleke on Monday cited the leadership crisis in the PDP at the national level as being his reason for leaving the party.
In his resignation letter dated November 4th, 2025, the govenor stated that,
“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.”
Speaking on the governor’s move to a new political party during a political programme on Rave FM in Osogbo on Tuesday, Mr. Alimi said that “The governor of Osun State and the Asiwaju of Ede has formally resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party.”
“The governor has done this and has written his resignation letter for quite a long time.”
“The governor is happy with the reaction so far, and everybody understands that had it not been the crisis or division at the national level, the governor wouldn’t have defected,” he noted.
“It’s about facing reality as our own election is coming up in August, and the INEC window for nomination is closing by December 15.”
On the relationship between the governor and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the commissioner said that the ruling party wished that Senator Adeleke remained in the PDP in order to open legal avenues for them to take over the state.
The commissioner stated that series of critical consultations were ongoing on what political platform best suits the governor’s re-election bid.
According to him, “On or before December 12 or 13, everybody would have known.”
