Fifteen members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, including Speaker Bathiya Wesley and his deputy Buba Jijiwa, have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the prolonged internal crisis rocking the party at the national level.
The mass resignation was announced by Speaker Wesley during plenary on Wednesday, February 26, 2026. All 15 lawmakers submitted individual letters conveying the same reason: the unending leadership tussle, factionalism and instability within the PDP nationally.
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Speaker Wesley said: “All the resignation letters conveyed the same message. The lawmakers pointed to the prolonged crisis at the national level of the PDP as the main reason for their decision. They also expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity to contest and win elections on its platform.”
The departing lawmakers are: Kefas Calvin, Bulus Geoffrey, Haruna Jilantikiri, Kefas Emmanuel, Ahmed Belel, Moses Zah, Kate Mamuno, Pwamwakeno Mackondo, Adun Alaba, Bulus Kantom, Musa Kallamu, Japhet Hammanjabu, Bathiya Wesley (Speaker), Buba Jijiwa (Deputy Speaker), One other member (name withheld pending confirmation).
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The resignations leave the PDP with a significantly reduced presence in the 25-member Adamawa House of Assembly. The affected lawmakers have not yet announced their next political platform, but speculation is rife that most may defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or other parties in the coming days.
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The Adamawa Assembly was previously PDP-dominated following the 2023 elections. The mass exit further weakens the PDP in one of its traditional strongholds in the North-East. It comes amid similar high-profile defections in Kano (Governor Abba Yusuf), Rivers and other states, raising fears of a national collapse of PDP structures ahead of 2027.
Neither the PDP national leadership nor the Adamawa State chapter has issued an official reaction as of press time.
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By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi
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