A former Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) figure, Bisi Ilaka, has formally resigned from the party.
Ilaka praised the PDP for providing him with the chance to serve in a variety of roles at the state and federal levels in a resignation letter dated Tuesday, February 10, which was made available to reporters in Ibadan on Thursday.
Shortly after taking office, Governor Makinde named Ilaka his first Chief of Staff on May 29, 2019.
Prior to Segun Ogunwuyi taking over in 2021 and being reappointed after the general elections in 2023, Ilaka held the position until 2021.
Ilaka wrote the following in his letter, “The Chairman, Ward 5, Oyi East LG: Re: Resignation of Party Membership”:
“It is with utmost humility that I tender my resignation of membership from the PDP.”
“I will always be appreciative of the chances the party has given me and the unwavering support I have received over the years. Until we cross paths again.
His departure occurs months after Senator Agboola Ayoola, widely known as Alleluyah, a former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and another well-known PDP member in Oyo State, ended his long-standing association with the party in October 2025.
Former governors Rashidi Ladoja and the late Adebayo Alao-Akala appointed Ayoola, who hails from Itesiwaju Local Government Area, as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs from 2003 to 2011.
As the sole PDP senator elected from the South-West from 2011 to 2015, he also created history.
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