Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing unresolved leadership disputes at the party’s national level.

In a statement shared on his Instagram page late Monday night, Adeleke confirmed that he submitted his resignation letter on November 4, 2025, to PDP officials in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government.

“Due to the ongoing crisis within the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party at the national level, I officially conveyed my resignation letter as a member to the party leadership in Sagba Abogunde, Ward 2, Ede North Local Government on November 4, 2025. I thank the party and its many members and supporters for the opportunities they have provided me, first as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and now as Governor of Osun State,” Adeleke stated.

Reports from the PDP’s Osun chapter earlier suggested that Adeleke was unlikely to seek the party’s nomination for the 2026 governorship election unless the internal crisis was resolved. Party leaders had expressed optimism that a resolution, formally recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), could persuade him to reconsider.

The state leadership reiterated that Adeleke’s decision could change if the PDP resolves its leadership crisis within INEC’s timeline for the Osun governorship poll.