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By Myke Agunwa
The gale of defection raving the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the weekend swept away Senators, Francis Fadahunsi of Osun East senatorial district and Olubiyi Fadeyi of Osun Central.
The Osun senators announced their PDP membership resignation in separate letters addressed to their ward chairpersons.
In a letter addressed to the PDP ward 4 chairman in Obokun LGA and dated July 12, Fadahunsi attributed his resignation to the “irreparable and irreconcilable differences” in the party since the 2023 elections.
“I wish to formally notify you that I am resigning my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party with immediate effect, due to the irreparable, irreconcilable differences and protracted legal battles that have bedeviled the party at the national level after the 2023 general elections.
“This was concluded after consultation and engagement with my political associates, family and friends, ” Fadahunsi said.
In his own letter addressed to the PDP ward 3 chairman in Oke-Ejigbo and dated July 12, Fadeyi said the court cases that led to factions at the party’s national level influenced his decision to dump PDP.
“I wish to formally notify you that I am resigning my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect,” Fadeyi said.
“Irreconcilable difference and irreparable division that have emerged and court cases and counter court cases in the last 3 years which has created faction in the party at the national level.
“This was concluded after consultation and engagement with my political associates, family and friends.”
The two senators did not announce the political party they will join.
About 30 PDP has been has left the opposition party to different political parties including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speculations has been circulated across social and political circles suggesting that Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke was planning to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), but the governor has publicly refuted these claims, calling them baseless and politically motivated.
Adeleke reaffirmed his loyalty to the PDP during meetings with party stakeholders, stating he remains committed to the party’s vision and leadership in Osun.
But giving a hint that the governor may join the ruling APC, the governors nephew and music star Davido, released a song snippet with lyrics referencing a switch from “umbrella to broom”—symbols of PDP and APC respectively. The cryptic message led many to believe Adeleke might be planning to defect to the APC.