2027: Federal Lawmaker Dumps APC

Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, who represents Osun Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election.

The lawmaker announced on Thursday that he had formally notified the Senate of his decision to resign from the APC and rejoin the PDP. His latest move comes after months of uncertainty over his political future following the APC’s decision to give its senatorial ticket to another aspirant.

Fadeyi also disclosed that he had secured the PDP ticket to contest for the Osun Central Senatorial District seat in the 2027 National Assembly election under the faction of the party associated with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

The senator had left the PDP in July 2025 alongside four other members of the National Assembly to join the APC. At the time, the lawmakers said they were aligning with the ruling party to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and strengthen the APC in their respective constituencies.

After joining the APC, Fadeyi sought the party’s nomination to contest for another term in the Senate. However, the party eventually selected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adekunle Adegoke, as its candidate for the Osun Central Senatorial District, ending the senator’s hope of securing the ticket.

In his resignation letter, Fadeyi explained that he joined the APC believing that the commitments made to him regarding the party’s nomination process would be honoured. He said he had expected to emerge as the party’s sole candidate for the Senate seat through a consensus arrangement.

According to the senator, the expected consensus process never took place, while the eventual method used to select the party’s candidate failed to meet his expectations of fairness, transparency and internal democracy.

He also stated that recent actions by the APC leadership in Osun State created a breakdown of trust, making it impossible for him to continue his membership of the party.

Fadeyi maintained that no genuine consensus process was conducted and that the party’s primary election process did not satisfy acceptable democratic standards.

The senator further expressed disappointment that while some other federal lawmakers who defected to the APC with him reportedly secured return tickets to contest in the 2027 election, he was denied the same opportunity despite earlier assurances.

Despite leaving the APC, Fadeyi said his decision should not be interpreted as opposition to President Tinubu. Rather, he maintained that his return to the PDP was based on his belief that political parties should keep their promises and conduct their internal affairs with fairness, openness and mutual trust.

His defection adds to the growing political realignments taking place ahead of the 2027 general election, as parties continue to position themselves for key contests across the country.