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Wave of Resignations Hits Plateau Political Parties as PDP, APC Chieftains Quit

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The political climate in Plateau State has taken a fresh twist as key figures from the state’s two major political parties — the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) — have resigned their membership, citing disillusionment and loss of confidence in party leadership and structures.

In the latest wave of defections, a prominent PDP stalwart, Nde Isaac Wadak, tendered his resignation in a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Kabwir Pada Ward, Kanke Local Government Area, Mr. Kichime Kassam. Similarly, Chief Robert Taple, a notable chieftain of the APC, announced his resignation in a letter submitted to the party’s State Secretariat at Kalwa House, Jos, through the Chairman of his Lankan Ward in Pankshin Local Government Area.

In his letter, Wadak lamented what he described as the collapse of the PDP’s founding principles and internal democracy, saying:

“I have watched as the ideals and philosophy on which the Party is founded are being eroded. Trust and loyalty are being sacrificed at the altar of mediocrity, while sycophants and rent-seekers are being rewarded.”

Wadak, a loyal member of former Governor Jonah Jang’s Redemption Team and one of those who worked for Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s 2023 election victory, said his decision to leave was guided by “conscience and conviction,” adding that the Party was “gradually sliding into irrelevance.”

On his part, Chief Taple said he chose to quit the APC to remain apolitical and “freely advise and work for the progress of Plateau and Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, in a bid to consolidate its base, the APC has set up a committee led by Elder Pam Gyang to receive returnees on October 30. The Party’s National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, revealed that he continues to receive daily calls from individuals expressing interest in joining the APC.

The recent resignations have sparked renewed debate about the direction of Plateau’s political leadership ahead of the next electoral cycle.

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2027: We don’t trust INEC to protect our votes – ADC

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, says it does not trust the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to protect its votes in the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, made this statement on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

According to him, the party is making arrangements to collate its votes, warning that INEC’s technical failures undermine trust.

“Don’t forget that I ran for Senate in the 2023 election. What many of us did, and not only myself, was that we trusted INEC when they told us there would be automatic transmission of results to the IReV.

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“Then what happened afterwards? They said that, due to some technical glitch, the results could not be transmitted automatically to the IReV. So we have been beaten by that, and we are now twice shy. We say we will not allow it to happen again. We are no longer naive.

“We can no longer trust INEC to protect our votes for us. We are saying that we will vigilantly guard our own votes. We will protect our own votes.

“If the results at the end of the day reflect the true votes that came from the polling units, we will accept them. But if they do not, we are not going to accept them. We are making provisions to collate our own votes,” he said.

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 Wike names 3 APC governors fighting his coalition [FULL LIST]

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has named three All Progressives Congress, APC, governors who he said are opposed to his Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaking during an interview on Journalist Hangout, a programme on TVC, Wike listed them as Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.

According to him, several APC governors had no problem with the Rainbow Coalition, which he has presented as a platform to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election across political parties.

The minister specifically mentioned Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Lagos and Akwa Ibom, as well as the governor of Ondo State, as governors who, according to him, were not opposed to the coalition.

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“How can a governor leave his state and go to Abuja to complain that Rainbow Coalition is a distraction? Is that a serious governor?

“Adamawa, Edo, Kogi, Lagos and Akwa-Ibom state governors do not have a problem with the Rainbow Coalition. I saw Ondo Governor there, and I was shocked,” Wike said.

He then identified the three governors he said were behind the opposition to his political activities.

“The governors having issues with me are Governor Hope Uzodimma, Governor Abdulrazaq and Governor Dapo Abiodun,” Wike added.

Wike’s remarks came following an escalating disagreement between him and the leadership of the APC Governors Forum over the Rainbow Coalition.

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