{"id":171131,"date":"2025-07-25T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:21:32","slug":"osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi","title":{"rendered":"Osun 2026: NNPP woos ex-PDP Senator Fadahunsi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, in Osun State has extended an invitation to former Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, urging him to join its ranks ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Fadahunsi, who previously represented Osun East Senatorial District under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently resigned from the party alongside Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, representing Osun Central.<\/p>\n<p>Both cited persistent internal crises and unresolved legal disputes within the PDP as reasons for their exit from the party.<\/p>\n<p>The Osun State Chairman of the NNPP, Tosin Odeyemi, in a statement on Thursday, encouraged Fadahunsi to consider aligning with the NNPP to continue his political journey.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the senator\u2019s influence and public goodwill, Odeyemi said, \u201cSenator Fadahunsi commands respect and widespread support across Osun and beyond. We warmly invite him to the NNPP, where his experience and vision can help drive meaningful change for the people of Osun and Nigeria at large.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the development, a socio-cultural group, Ijesa Unite for Good Governance, described the senator\u2019s resignation as a major loss to the PDP in Osun. The group expressed concern over what it termed a failure by the party to retain one of its key figures.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued in Osogbo on Thursday, the group\u2019s National Coordinator, Kazeem Ibikunle, said, \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that the PDP failed to retain one of its strongest pillars. Senator Fadahunsi was instrumental in revitalising the party during challenging times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibikunle added, \u201cHis dedication and sacrifices were key to the party\u2019s resurgence and the eventual election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. His departure leaves a vacuum in the PDP\u2019s structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Senators Fadahunsi and Fadeyi were prominent figures in Osun PDP and played crucial roles in mobilising support for the party, particularly during the 2022 gubernatorial election that brought Governor Adeleke to power.<\/p>\n<p>Their departure has sparked concerns within the PDP, especially as the state prepares for the 2026 governorship election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, in Osun State has extended an invitation to former Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, urging him to join its ranks ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. Fadahunsi, who previously represented Osun East Senatorial District under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":171129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[18151,254,2540,12575,65],"class_list":["post-171131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-fadahunsi","tag-nigeria","tag-nnpp","tag-osun-2026","tag-pdp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Osun 2026: NNPP woos ex-PDP Senator Fadahunsi - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, in Osun State has extended an invitation to former Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahu ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Osun 2026: NNPP woos ex-PDP Senator Fadahunsi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The New Nigeria People\u2019s Party, NNPP, in Osun State has extended an invitation to former Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahu ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T10:00:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T11:21:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753429995.541819.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1242\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"918\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Osun 2026: NNPP woos ex-PDP Senator Fadahunsi\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T10:00:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T11:21:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\"},\"wordCount\":342,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753429995.541819.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"fadahunsi\",\"Nigeria\",\"NNPP\",\"Osun 2026\",\"PDP\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-2026-nnpp-woos-ex-pdp-senator-fadahunsi\",\"name\":\"Osun 2026: NNPP woos ex-PDP Senator Fadahunsi - 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