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, Fabiyi Kole Adewale.
The former governorship candidate stated that his departure from the party took immediate effect.
“Kindly take this as a formal notice of my resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, effective immediately,” Jegede wrote.
Jegede, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State under former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, was the PDP’s flag bearer in the 2016 and 2020 governorship elections.
He contested both polls against the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, but was unsuccessful on each occasion.
Confirming his exit from the PDP, Jegede said he would disclose his next political step at the appropriate time.
“Yes, I can confirm my resignation from the PDP. I will also let you know my next political move,” he told a reporter.
His resignation comes months after some of his prominent loyalists left the PDP for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, amid realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The group was led by Hon. Balarabe Abiodun Akinwunmi, a close associate of Jegede, who has aligned with the coalition backing the ADC under former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Akinwunmi is currently the ADC candidate for the Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency in the 2027 elections.