JUST IN: PDP crisis worsens as Senate Minority Leader defects to Accord Party

Senator Lere Oyewumi, Senate Minority Leader, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Accord Party.

On Monday, Oyewumi, who represents Osun west senatorial district, registered with the Accord Party at his hometown in ward 9, Irewole local government area of Osun state.

The registration attracted dozens of Accord Party members and supporters who were alo elated to receive the senator into their fold.

Oyewumi’s defection comes amid the leadership crisis rocking the PDP.

The crisis follows a series of legal disputes arising from the party’s disputed national convention held in Ibadan.

Earlier in 2025, two senators and three members of the house of representatives from Osun state defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In December 2025, Governor Ademola Adeleke defected to Accord Party and he has since been joined by several lawmakers in the state.