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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Ibraheem Adekunle, has warned against attempt to substitute his name as the party's candidate for the Osun Central Senatorial District in the 2027 general election. The warning was sequel to the claim by the current lawmaker representing the District in the Senate, Olubiyi Fadeyi, who on Thursday announced his return to the PDP and emergence as the party's Osun Central Senatorial candidate in the 2027 general elections. The PUNCH reports that Fadeyi, had in July, 2027 alongside four other National Assembly members in the state, defected to the All Progressives Congress and participated in the party's primary in May. The committee in charge of the primary however announced Kunle Adegoke, as the winner of the primary amid protest by Fadeyi and his supporters. But while speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Friday, Adekunle insisted that he remains the validly nominated PDP candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District in the next general election. Adekunle who said he emerged the candidate through the party's duly conducted primary election, declared readiness to seek judicial intervention should any individual or group attempt to tamper with his nomination. 2027: Grave not a witness box, Atiku accuses Obasanjo of using late Na'Abba for politics Adeleke's campaign team petitions British High Commission, IG over Osun poll Yilwatda hails APC's progress, promises greater victories ahead "It has been claimed that Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi obtained a waiver from the Peoples Democratic Party on 8 May 2026. However, available records indicate that he subsequently participated in the APC senatorial primary election held on 18 May 2026 for the same office. "This raises a fundamental question: if he had already become a PDP member through the alleged waiver on 8 May, under what legal or constitutional basis did he purchase APC nomination forms, submit APC nomination documents, undergo APC screening, campaign as an APC aspirant, and eventually participate in the APC primary election ten days later? Political party membership cannot exist in two parties at the same time. These are issues that require clear legal explanation," Adekunle said. He further stated that at the time Senator Fadeyi participated in the APC primary election, the PDP had already completed all stages of its nomination process for the Osun Central Senatorial District. He said, "My name was duly submitted by the PDP to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the primary election and was subsequently uploaded on the Commission's nomination portal in accordance with the law. I therefore remain the authentic and validly nominated PDP candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District. "I have absolute confidence in the National Working Committee of our great party and in the leadership of Chief Nyesom Wike, a distinguished lawyer and respected leader of the PDP. I believe they will uphold the rule of law, respect due process and protect the sanctity of the party's primary election. "I therefore put all concerned on notice that I will vigorously defend my mandate and challenge, through every lawful means available, any attempt to unlawfully replace my name with that of any person who did not emerge from the PDP primary election." Bola Bamigbola

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