Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned from the party.
His resignation is a major shift in Nigeria’s political landscape as alignments for the 2027 general elections continue.
In a resignation letter dated Monday, July 14, 2025, and addressed to the PDP chairman of Jada 1 Ward in Adamawa State, Atiku cited the party’s deviation from its founding principles and irreconcilable internal conflicts as reasons for his exit.
The letter, confirmed by his media aide and shared online, has been acknowledged as received.
Atiku’s departure follows his active involvement in forming a new opposition coalition, the Alliance Democratic Congress (ADC), where he is now a key figure. Speculations suggest he may seek the ADC’s presidential ticket for the 2027 polls.
This is not the first time Atiku has left the PDP. He previously defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014 before returning to contest the 2023 election under the PDP, where he finished as runner-up.
Meanwhile, former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, reacted to Atiku’s exit with a cryptic social media post, joking, “Waziri; When the Admin left the group.”
The PDP has yet to issue an official statement regarding Atiku’s resignation.
His move signals a potential realignment of opposition forces ahead of the next general elections.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
