Former Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, governorship candidate in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has resigned his membership of the opposition get together amid its extended inside disaster.
Jegede communicated his resolution in a resignation letter dated August 7, 2026, addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Ward 11, Owode/Imagun Ward, Akure South Native Authorities Space, Fabiyi Kole Adewale.
The previous governorship candidate acknowledged that his departure from the get together took speedy impact.
“Kindly take this as a proper discover of my resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Get together within the state, efficient instantly,” Jegede wrote.
Jegede, a former Lawyer-Basic and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State below former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, was the PDP’s flag bearer within the 2016 and 2020 governorship elections.
He contested each polls towards the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, however was unsuccessful on every event.
Confirming his exit from the PDP, Jegede mentioned he would disclose his subsequent political step on the acceptable time.
“Sure, I can affirm my resignation from the PDP. I may also let my subsequent political transfer,” he instructed a reporter.
His resignation comes months after a few of his distinguished loyalists left the PDP for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, amid realignments forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The group was led by Hon. Balarabe Abiodun Akinwunmi, an in depth affiliate of Jegede, who has aligned with the coalition backing the ADC below former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Akinwunmi is presently the ADC candidate for the Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency within the 2027 elections.
