Former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Resigns from APC

Former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, announced her resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday, citing persistent disrespect and unfair treatment by the party's leadership in Ogun State. Her resignation, conveyed in a letter dated May 31 to the state party chairman, followed a failed bid for the party's governorship ticket earlier this year and what she described as exclusionary practices.

The former senator, who served as Ogun Central's representative from 2007 to 2011, specifically criticized the consensus process that produced Senator Solomon Adeola, known as Yayi, as the party's governorship candidate for the 2027 election. In her letter, Obasanjo stated that while she had publicly pledged to honor a consensus decision, she was neither consulted nor included in the process that led to Adeola's selection. She alleged the process did not comply with the party's own guidelines for consensus.

Obasanjo further claimed that on the night the candidate was unveiled, some of her supporters were denied access to the venue and subjected to intimidation. Despite her reservations, she said she accepted the outcome in the...