Former Senator representing Ogun Central and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing alleged disrespect for her interest, rejection, and maltreatment by the ruling party’s leadership in the State.
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, who recently contested for the APC governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 elections, announced her resignation in a letter dated May 31 and addressed to the Ogun State Chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi.
You will recall that Iyabo had pledged to work with Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan who emerged as the consensus candidate of the party. She however made a u-turn yesterday citing inability to condone maltreatment by the party in Ogun state.
According to her, the process violated the APC’s own rules, which require consultation and agreement among aspirants before a consensus candidate is adopted.
She further alleged that some of her supporters were violently prevented from entering the venue where Adeola’s emergence was announced.
Despite her reservations, Obasanjo said she chose to prioritize party unity and immediately congratulated the candidate while pledging her support for his gubernatorial ambition. Thereafter, Adeola subsequently contacted her to appreciate her statesmanship and later met with her and her supporters, but failed to fulfilled the promise up till the moment she made up her mind to leave the party.
