Barring any last-minute change, Sola Ebiseni, the South-West campaign coordinator of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, would join the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State.

Peoples Gazette gathered that his latest move to the main opposition party was in preparation to throw his hat in the ring ahead of next year’s governorship election in Ondo. 

Mr Ebiseni, also the Secretary General of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, would be leading members of the ‘Obidient movement’ and his supporters to the PDP ahead of the polls. 

The Independent National Electoral Commission announced November 16, 2024, as the date for the governorship poll in the state. 

Peoples Gazette could not immediately reach Mr Ebiseni for comment. Mr Ebiseni also served as a two-term commissioner in the state under the PDP-led government of Olusegun Mimiko, for comment. 

But one of his aides, Taiwo Asemudara, confirmed that Mr Ebiseni would be returning to the opposition party today by noon alongside his supporters across the 18 local government areas of the state.

“He (Ebiseni) would be leading supporters to join the PDP today by noon,” he told The Gazette. 

Earlier, a source in the state executive council of the opposition party who spoke on condition of anonymity also confirmed Mr Ebiseni’s return to our reporter. 

“Truly, he will be reuniting with his former party today and we are pleased to welcome him back home,” he said. 

A lawyer, Mr Ebiseni in 2023 joined the campaign train of Mr Obi as a coordinator. 

He repeatedly tackled the foremost leader of the Afenifere group, Reuben Fasoranti, for supporting President Bola Tinubu against Mr Obi in the February 2023 presidential poll.