The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, and 24 other lawmakers have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Accord Party, further reshaping the political landscape in the state.
The development was announced on Friday in a statement signed by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Olamide Tiamiyu, in Osogbo.
The mass defection follows the earlier exit of Governor Ademola Adeleke from the PDP in December 2025.
The governor subsequently emerged as the Accord Party’s governorship candidate for the August 15 election.
According to the statement, the lawmakers reached their decision during a parliamentary meeting and later proceeded to the Banquet Hall, where they met with the governor and key leaders of the Accord Party.
The formal declaration of their defection was made by the Speaker on behalf of the group.
Tiamiyu said the lawmakers reaffirmed their loyalty to Governor Adeleke and pledged commitment to quality representation, transparency, and responsive leadership.
He noted that they called on their supporters across the state to remain steadfast and align with them as they begin what they described as a new political phase aimed at sustaining development and governance continuity in Osun.
He further disclosed that the lawmakers had resigned from the PDP weeks before the public announcement.
After extensive consultations with constituents, political allies, and other stakeholders, they resolved that the Accord Party offers what they termed a more stable and inclusive platform to better serve the people of the state.
With 25 former PDP members now in Accord, the 26-member Assembly is left with only one opposition lawmaker, Femi Popoola of the All Progressives Congress.
