Ex-Ondo governorship candidate, Jegede resigns from PDP
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, has resigned his membership of the opposition party amid its prolonged internal crisis. Jegede communicated his decision in a resignation letter dated August 7, 2026, addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Ward 11, Owode/Imagun Ward, Akure South Local Government Area, […] Ex-Ondo governorship…
Eyitayo Jegede, the former PDP governorship candidate for Ondo State, has resigned from the opposition party due to the ongoing internal strife. In a resignation letter dated August 7, 2026, addressed to the PDP chairman in Ward 11, Owode/Imagun Ward, Akure South Local Government Area, Fabiyi Kole Adewale, Jegede stated that his departure took immediate effect.
Jegede, who served as Ondo State's Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice under former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, contested two governorship elections for the PDP in 2016 and 2020, both against the late Rotimi Akeredolu of the APC. Jegede confirmed his resignation, indicating he would share his next political move at the right time.
His exit from the PDP follows the departure of several prominent loyalists who have joined the African Democratic Congress in anticipation of the 2027 general elections.
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