Former Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s chief of staff, Bisi Ilaka, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has formally resigned from the party.
In his letter of resignation dated February 10th, which was made public to reporters in Ibadan on Thursday, Ilaka expressed gratitude to the PDP for providing him with the chance to serve in a variety of roles at the state and federal levels.
On May 29, 2019, not long after taking office, Governor Makinde named Ilaka his first Chief of Staff.
Following the general elections in 2023, Ilaka was reappointed after Segun Ogunwuyi assumed the office in 2021.
“The Chairman, Ward 5, Oyi East LG: Re: Resignation of Party Membership,” was the title of the letter Ilaka wrote.
“I respectfully submit my resignation as a member of the PDP.”
“The party has offered me opportunities and unwavering support over the years, for which I will always be thankful. Till we cross paths again.
His departure follows the departure of another well-known PDP member in Oyo State, Senator Agboola Ayoola, widely known as Alleluyah, who was the Senate’s former Deputy Chief Whip who ended his long-standing association with the party in October 2025.
From 2003 to 2011, Ayoola, who hails from Itesiwaju Local Government Area, worked as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under former governors Rashidi Ladoja and the late Adebayo Alao-Akala.
Additionally, from 2011 to 2015, he was the only PDP senator elected from the South-West, making history.
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