Lekan Oyediran, Aleem Bakare and Folorunso Oladoyin have resigned from the All Progressives Congress. The former lawmakers submitted resignation letters to APC local government chairmen between June 1 and June 2. Bakare cited lack of internal democracy as his reason for leaving the party. Oyediran and Oladoyin did not state reasons in their letters.
Oyediran represented Odo Otin State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. Bakare served as member for Ejigbo State Constituency from 2003 to 2007 and later worked as Special Adviser to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Land Matters. Oladoyin represented Ife South State Constituency from 2011 to 2019 and served as Commissioner for Education under Oyetola until the administration left office on November 26, 2022.
The three are linked to Senator Iyiola Omisore, former National Secretary of the APC. Omisore has distanced himself from the party since the conclusion of the APC governorship primary in December 2025. Jamiu Olawumi, spokesperson for the Senator Iyiola Omisore Campaign Organisation, confirmed the ex-lawmakers are close allies of Omisore but said he did not instruct them to leave the party. He said those who left likely did so after assessing their political future.
Olawumi dismissed claims that Omisore might soon exit the APC, calling such speculation unfounded. He noted that those leaving were also part of Oyetola's political circle, pointing out that Oladoyin served in Oyetola's cabinet. He described the departures as a sign of members losing confidence in the party's ability to fulfill their political aspirations.
Osun APC spokesperson Kola Olabisi said the party was not alarmed by the resignations. He described the exits as an exercise of freedom of association. Olabisi highlighted that the APC had gained high-profile members from the Peoples Democratic Party, including two senators, three representatives and trustee Shuaib Oyedokun. He also mentioned Prince Dotun Babayemi and Kayode Oduoye as recent PDP defectors.
Three allies of Iyiola Omisore have quit the APC, yet his camp insists he remains loyal while admitting they are losing supporters. If Omisore's closest allies are leaving due to unmet political dreams, his continued presence in the party raises questions about his influence. The claim that these departures are not linked to him rings hollow when they are described as inner members of Oyetola's caucus. Political survival in Osun now seems less about ideology and more about which camp still believes it can win.
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