The speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, his deputy, Akinyode Oyewusi, alongside 23 other sitting legislators, have defected from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to the Accord party.
The decision was reportedly reached after a meeting held on Friday evening at the Assembly complex in Osogbo.
AFRESH247 recalled that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, alongside other cabinet members had in December 2025 dumped the PDP for the Accord party.
An anonymous source who spoke with AFRESH247, said that the lawmakers resolved to align with the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, who had earlier left the PDP for the Accord Party ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
One of the lawmakers confirmed the move, saying, “We have joined the Accord Party. We had been considering it since Governor Adeleke joined the party in November, but we made the final decision today following developments surrounding the adjustment of the general election timetable.”
Confirming the report, the Speaker’s spokesperson, Mr. Olamide Tiamiyu, said the development, stating that 25 out of the 26 members of the Assembly have now joined the Accord Party.
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