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Former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, citing alleged disrespect, rejection and maltreatment by the party’s leadership in Ogun State.
Obasanjo, 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 Ogun State APC Chairman Yemi Sanusi.
A copy of the resignation letter was made available to journalists on Monday.
The US-based associate professor of epidemiology faulted the consensus arrangement that produced Senator Solomon Adeola as the APC’s governorship candidate in Ogun State.
She described the process as inconsistent with the party’s established guidelines.
Obasanjo, who represented Ogun Central in the Senate from 2007 to 2011, stated that she had pledged to abide by any consensus decision, but the leadership failed to carry her along before announcing Adeola as the candidate.
She claimed that the procedure violated APC regulations, which require that candidates be consulted and agree before a consensus candidate is chosen.
Obasanjo also alleged that some of her supporters were violently prevented from entering the venue where Adeola’s emergence was announced.
Obasanjo said that despite her misgivings, she decided to put party unity first and congratulated the candidate right away, promising her support.
She disclosed that Adeola later contacted her and met with her and her supporters.
The senator received three requests from her supporters during the meeting, which she stated were not required.
She claims that Adeola promised to reply within a week, but more than two months later, she still hasn’t done so.
“A famous person once said that when disrespect is the only dish served, then one should leave the table,” Obasanjo wrote in her resignation letter.
“I am therefore leaving the APC table where I am not welcome. This is my resignation from the party.”
