Adeleke Dumps PDP For Accord Party, Finally Reveals Stand On President Tinubu

The Osun State Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, has confirmed that despite joining the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke remains a strong supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Alimi stated that the governor’s backing for Tinubu’s second term is unwavering.

“This is no longer news. Even when we were in the Peoples Democratic Party, we endorsed President Tinubu for a second term. When you trace the roots of Mr. President, you trace them to Osun State. He is one of us, and we must give him our full support,” the Commissioner said.

Alimi revealed that Governor Adeleke resigned from the PDP on November 4, 2025, and had officially joined the Accord Party by November 6. However, he did not make the move public immediately to avoid overshadowing the PDP National Convention held in Ibadan on November 15 and 16.

Speaking in a Channels Television interview on Wednesday, Alimi explained, “He resigned from the PDP on November 4 and joined the Accord Party by November 6, but he delayed the public unveiling because of the PDP convention. He did not want to be seen as part of those disrupting the event. He left the PDP because the leadership crisis was intensifying.”

The news of Adeleke’s defection went viral on Tuesday. In his resignation letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government Area, Adeleke cited the party’s ongoing national leadership crisis as his reason for leaving.

Regarding his choice of the Accord Party, Alimi said the governor was motivated by concerns that remaining in the PDP could jeopardize his political ambitions and that the Accord Party’s manifesto aligns with his governance vision.

“He left the PDP due to the unresolved leadership crisis. The Accord Party’s principles align with the good governance Adeleke has been delivering. Since his unveiling, he has received widespread commendation for joining Accord,” Alimi added.