Obasanjo-Bello said she had not been a PDP member since 2011, when she lost her Senate re-election bid and subsequently left for a leadership fellowship at Harvard University, after which she pursued a PhD. “I have not been an active member or even a member at all of PDP since 2011. It’s this, it’s really the fact that, yes, it’s all politics, but politics, people are still human beings. Obasanjo-Bello, who s seeking the Ogun State governorship on the APC platform ahead of the 2027 general election, confirmed that she formally joined the APC after participating in the party’s e-registration exercise in Ibogun, Ward 11, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Obasanjo-Bello had served as Ogun State Commissioner for Health under former governor Gbenga Daniel before winning a Senate seat representing Ogun Central in 2007.

Source: Punch March 06, 2026 17:49 UTC