The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a major setback on Thursday as two sitting Senators from Osun State — Olubiyi Oluwole Fadeyi (Osun Central) and Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi (Osun East) — announced their resignation from the party, citing irreparable internal divisions and prolonged legal battles.
In separate letters to their ward chairmen, the lawmakers blamed their exit on the party’s enduring post-2023 election crisis, marked by factionalism and leadership paralysis at the national level. Both said the disarray has rendered their continued membership untenable.
Senator Fadeyi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, lamented that the party had become mired in “irreconcilable” disputes, weakened further by a barrage of court cases and counter-litigations over the past three years. He said his decision followed “wide consultations with political associates, family, and friends.”
His counterpart, Senator Fadahunsi, who chairs the Senate Committee on Industry, also expressed deep frustration with the PDP’s prolonged turbulence. In his letter, he wrote: “It is my wish that you accept my resignation in good faith,” attributing his move to the party’s persistent post-election instability.
The twin resignations — both from high-ranking lawmakers in the same state — signal rising discontent within the PDP’s legislative ranks and pose new challenges to its already fragile national cohesion.
Observers view the development as a serious indictment of the party’s leadership and a warning of possible further defections unless urgent reconciliation efforts are made.
With the 2027 elections on the horizon, the exits of Senators Fadeyi and Fadahunsi may reshape the political dynamics in Osun State and beyond, prompting realignments and strategic recalibrations in the coming months.