Veteran journalist and former presidential hopeful Dele Momodu has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing the opposition occasion of being hijacked by anti-democratic parts each inside and out of doors its ranks.
In a letter dated July 17, 2025, addressed to the PDP chairman of Ward 4 in Ihievbe, Owan East Native Authorities Space of Edo State, Momodu declared that his resignation takes speedy impact.
The letter, laced with disappointment, described the PDP as a “carcass” within the grip of political manipulators.
“My purpose is easy and easy. Our occasion has been unarguably hijacked by anti-democratic forces, from inside and out of doors, in broad daylight,” the media mogul wrote.
Momodu, who sought the PDP’s presidential ticket through the 2023 basic elections, didn’t mince phrases as he introduced his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) — a celebration he referred to as “a brand new coalition motion.”
“It’s, due to this fact, honourable to desert the carcass of the occasion to them whereas nearly all of us earnestly enroll with the brand new coalition occasion generally known as the African Democratic Congress,” he added.
The departure of the Ovation Journal writer provides to the rising wave of high-profile defections from the PDP, a celebration that when held agency as Nigeria’s ruling platform however has, in latest months, struggled with allegations of inner sabotage, imposition of candidates, and a crumbling management construction.
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Momodu expressed gratitude to grassroots supporters, acknowledging the encouragement and solidarity he obtained all through his time within the occasion.
“I’ll without end treasure the type assist you gave me always,” he famous.
This newest defection underscores the PDP’s deepening inner disaster. Outstanding members have in latest weeks raised alarm over the occasion’s path and its failure to institute inner democracy.
Some analysts imagine that is only the start of a broader political realignment forward of the 2027 basic elections.
Political watchers are actually asking: will extra PDP bigwigs comply with Momodu’s lead? And might the African Democratic Congress leverage this momentum?
