PDP Chairman defects to ADC in Kwara

By Muyideen Aliyu, llorin 

The immediate past Kwara State Chairman of the People's Democratic party (PDP) and a former Speaker of the state house of Assembly, Hon Babatunde Mohammed has defected to the Nigeria coalition party. ADC.

Mohammed, had resigned his membership of the party under the leadership of the former Senate President,Dr.Bukola Saraki as the PDP had suffers major setback with the resignation as he has been one of the factors and pillars that holds the party in the recent 

In a letter signed by  Mohammed on October 15, 2025, and received by the PDP chairman in Agujin Ward, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, the former chairman stated that he joined the party in 2002 and had never left it until now, adding that his decision to quit the party was purely for personal reasons.

“I joined the PDP in 2002, precisely 23 years ago, without leaving the party even for a day. But the reason for my resignation is purely personal,”  Mohammed said.

The former speaker handed over as the state chairman of the PDP barely last two weeks following the state congress, which was attended by Senator Bukola Saraki , former National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar kawu Baraje,a former Speaker of the state house of Assembly, Professor Ali Ahmad among other  notable party leaders across the state.

 Mohammed officially joined the coalition party,ADC, last weekend in llorin at a well attended  flag-off of the party and the commissioning of its state secretariat to welcome new members to the party.

Mohammed’s resignation from the PDP and subsequent defection to the ADC has sparked reactions among Kwarans and political observers as majority of the strong supporters of Saraki had been on the decline as the immediate former State Governor, Alhaji Fatai Ahmed had also defected to the nation's coalition party,ADC

The Saraki-led PDP in  Kwara state may now struggle for the second position with the ADC, given its loss of thousands of members in the last few years and growing rejection among the people and the stakeholders in the state.