- Osun Senator Fadeyi Returns to PDP After Losing APC Ticket
- Fadeyi says APC ticket process influenced his decision to leave.
- Senator confirms emergence as PDP candidate for 2027 Senate election.
The Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Olubiyi Fadeyi, has announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) over concerns surrounding the party’s ticket process for the 2027 general election.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fadeyi, who confirmed the development on Thursday, said he had formally notified the Senate of his decision to resign from the APC and rejoin the PDP.
The lawmaker also announced that he had emerged as the PDP candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 National Assembly election under the faction aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
“I am back in the PDP led by the FCT Minister, His Excellency, Nyesom Wike. I have already written to the Senate,” Fadeyi said.
He added, “I can also confirm that I am the candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District for the 2027 Senate election.”
Fadeyi had defected from the PDP to the APC in July 2025 alongside four other members of the National Assembly.
He subsequently sought the APC ticket to retain his seat in the Senate in the 2027 election.
However, the APC selected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adekunle Adegoke, as its candidate for Osun Central, a development that reportedly prompted Fadeyi to reconsider his membership of the ruling party.
In his resignation letter, the senator said he joined the APC in good faith because of his support for President Bola Tinubu.
“I joined the APC as a progressive party in good faith to support Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his ancestral home, which falls within my senatorial district,” he stated.
Fadeyi said he had also expected earlier assurances concerning the party’s nomination process to be respected.
The senator said he believed there was an understanding that he would secure the APC ticket for Osun Central through a consensus arrangement.
He, however, said the expected arrangement failed to materialise.
According to him, the eventual candidate selection process did not meet his expectations of fairness, transparency and internal democracy.
“Recent developments from the leadership of the APC in Osun State have created serious trust issues within the party and made my continued membership of the party untenable,” he said.
“No consensus process was genuinely conducted, nor were party primaries held in a transparent and acceptable manner.”
Fadeyi also expressed disappointment that some federal lawmakers who defected to the APC alongside him reportedly secured return tickets, while he was denied the opportunity to contest on the party’s platform.
The senator, however, stressed that his decision to leave the APC should not be interpreted as opposition to President Bola Tinubu.
According to Fadeyi, his decision was based on his belief that political parties must respect agreements and uphold fairness, transparency and mutual trust in their internal affairs.
His return to the PDP comes as political parties and politicians continue to realign ahead of the 2027 general elections.
