Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, representing Osun Central Senatorial District, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), barely 12 months after his defection to the ruling party. Fadeyi announced his resignation in a letter to the Senate President, stating the decision took immediate effect. He cited a breach of prior agreements, lack of internal democracy, and total loss of confidence in the APC leadership in Osun State.
Background of Defection
The lawmaker had left the PDP in July 2025, pointing to prolonged legal disputes, internal disorder, and poor leadership within the opposition party as reasons for crossing over to the APC. However, his return to the PDP comes after what he describes as unfulfilled promises by the APC leadership.
The Broken Deal
According to Fadeyi, he joined the APC on the understanding that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had personally approved and communicated to the Osun APC leadership that he would receive the party's senatorial ticket for the 2027 election. Fadeyi said he crossed over partly to support the President in Osun Central, which he described as part of Tinubu's ancestral home, and expected fairness in return.
He stated that the Osun APC leadership never conducted the consensus process or transparent primary that was promised, creating serious trust issues that made it impossible for him to remain in the party. Compounding his frustration, another serving senator and three House of Representatives members who defected alongside him all received return tickets, while he alone was left out with no explanation. His ticket instead went to Barr. Kunle Adegoke, an Osogbo-born Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in the May 2026 primary.
Fadeyi's Electoral Record
Fadeyi argued that his electoral record and loyalty deserved fair recognition. He noted that he won the Osun Central seat in 2023 by defeating a sitting APC senator from Osogbo, demonstrating his political value and the confidence the people of the district placed in him. He said the manner in which his ticket was handled left many questions unanswered and made his continued membership of the APC untenable.
