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  • Why PDP secretariat will remain locked, by Police

    Why PDP secretariat will remain locked, by Police

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat in Abuja will remain sealed for now, according to the police.

    It will only be reopened, if the two factions settle their protracted rifts and embrace peace, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner said yesterday.

    Miller Dantawaye, told reporters that the factions have to inform the police after the resolution of the crisis before the Watada Plaza office can be unsealed.

    The secretariat was sealed on November 19 last year with barbed wire by the police after a fracas involving the two factions. The Police had to fire teargas to halt the melee that trailed the combat by the gladiators.

    Both factions, claiming superiority struggled to take charge of the offices.

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    Dantawaye said the police are not yet convinced that the two factions were ready for a truce.

    He said the two factions have requested the police to maintain the sealing.

    Dantawaye added: “They had an issue there and I’m sure you are aware of what prompted us (police) to lock the place.

    “Both sides are saying, don’t open. They want justice. So, when they resolve their issues, I’m sure they will tell us (Police).”

    The two factions, one ledt by Taminu Turaki and the other by Abdulrahaman Mohammed are currently operating at different offices in the FCT.

  • JUST IN: PDP, SDP missing as INEC unveils final list for Ekiti guber election

    JUST IN: PDP, SDP missing as INEC unveils final list for Ekiti guber election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday unveiled the final list of candidates for the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, leaving out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

    The document obtained by our correspondent showed that the names of PDP’s candidate, Dr. Wole Oluyede, and his SDP counterpart, David Bankole, were not included. Sources disclosed that both parties were excluded due to unresolved court cases concerning their leadership structures.

    With the disqualification of the PDP and SDP candidates, 12 political parties were cleared to contest the election.

    According to the list, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is fielding the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, 58, with Monisade Afuye, 67, as running mate.

    Other contenders include Opeyemi Falegan, 41, of the Accord Party, running alongside Omoyeni Bayode, 48; Akande Oluwasegun, 36, of the African Action Congress, paired with Oluwasanmi Fajuyigbe; and Ayodeji Ojo, 42, of the Action Democratic Party, with Itunu Ibitoye, 35.

    The African Democratic Congress is represented by Oluwadare Bejide, 66, and Babatola Ayodeji, 65. Also cleared are Bidemi Awogbemi, 36, and Akinyemi Adewumi, 53, of the Action People’s Party; as well as Joseph Anifowose, 65, and Margaret Ilesanmi, 68, of the Allied People’s Movement.

    The Labour Party is presenting Oyebanji Olajuyin (67) and Ayokunle Okumade (45), while the New Nigeria People’s Party has Blessing Abegunde (35) as its governorship candidate, with Francis Ajayi (65) as running mate. 

    The People’s Redemption Party is fielding Olaniyi Ayodele (49) and Modupe Adebiyi (35), while the Young Progressive Party is presenting Osinkolu Olusegun and Arowolo Olusesan, the Zenith Labour Party’s candidates are Victor Adetunji (38) and Adesina Oyeniyi (35).

    According to the documents, there are no female candidates contesting the governorship position, while four women are listed as deputy governorship candidates across the political parties. Persons living with disabilities were not represented among the candidates cleared for the election.

    The commission further displayed the academic qualifications of all candidates and their deputies.The APC governorship candidate, Oyebanji, submitted a First School Leaving Certificate, West African School Certificate, Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree, while his running mate, Afuye, presented a First School Leaving Certificate and West African School Certificate.

    However, the PDP has rejected the final list of governorship candidates released by INEC, insisting that the party would participate in June 20 governorship poll.

    In a statement signed by the  Special Adviser on Media to Oluyede, Gani Salau, the said the omission of its governorship candidate was already before the court and should not be interpreted as the end of its participation in the June 20 poll.

    The opposition PDP disclosed that its candidate had instituted a suit at Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking an order of mandamus to compel INEC to publish his name which it said would be heard this week.

    It further stated that it had appealed the judgment of the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital that ordered a fresh governorship primary, insisting that it had filed a stay of execution.

    The party expressed confidence that the courts would rule in its favour, urging its members and supporters across the 16 council areas of the state to remain calm while maintaining that Oluyede remains its candidate and a strong contender in the 2026 governorship election.

    Also, the Ekiti SDP Chairman, Bamikole Ayodele expressed shock over the non-inclusion of its governorship candidate from the INEC final list, describing the development as unexpected. 

    Ayodele who insisted that SDP complied with all extant electoral guidelines and procedures ahead of the poll, said that the party was consulting its legal team with a view to exploring all lawful options to address the omission.

    He added that the party would not relent in defending mandate of its candidate and urged its members and supporters to remain calm while the matter is being pursued through legal channels.

  • PDP will win in 2027 despite legal intrigues against party — Gbenga Hashim

    PDP will win in 2027 despite legal intrigues against party — Gbenga Hashim

    Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be removed from power in the 2027 general elections, insisting that no legal or administrative manoeuvres can derail Nigeria’s multiparty democracy.

    Hashim, a long-standing figure in Nigeria’s pro-democracy movement, alleged that the ruling APC is engaging in legal and institutional actions aimed at weakening opposition participation ahead of the next election cycle.

    He described the situation as part of a broader pattern that raises serious concerns about the future of democratic competition in the country.

    According to him, such developments mirror past attempts to undermine political pluralism in Nigeria, efforts he said were ultimately defeated by the collective will of the people.

    “We have travelled this road before under Abacha’s dictatorship, and it ended in victory for the forces of genuine democracy, while the plotters of one-man rule were disgraced,” Hashim stated.

    The PDP chieftain reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to multiparty democracy, noting that the nation’s founding fathers deliberately chose political pluralism at independence and embedded it in the country’s constitutional framework.

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    “Our founding fathers opted for multiparty democracy, and by the grace of God, that legacy will be preserved. No group, no matter how clever or determined, will succeed in destroying Nigeria’s democratic system by the Grace of God,” he said.

    Hashim warned against any drift toward authoritarianism, drawing parallels with the political history of Zaire under the late Mobutu Sese Seko, where prolonged one-man rule eroded democratic institutions. “One-man rule or one-party rule will not happen here. This is Nigeria. We will not allow anyone to reduce our democracy to a tragic parody, as was the case with Zaire under Mobutu Sese Seko,” he added.

    He also expressed concern over what he described as selective administrative decisions in the political party registration process.

    Hashim alleged that while some qualified political associations have reportedly stalled in the process, others perceived to be aligned with the ruling party have received interim recognition.

    Describing these trends as warning signs of democratic backsliding, he called on Nigerians and the international community to remain vigilant in defending democratic norms.

    Hashim urged “lovers of democracy across the world” to consider lawful and targeted accountability measures against individuals allegedly working to undermine Nigeria’s multi-party system. He noted that such measures, when supported by credible evidence and due process, could include travel restrictions and the freezing of assets.

    He emphasized that his concerns extend to the conduct of political actors and institutions, stressing that democracy can only be safeguarded through transparency, accountability, and strict adherence to constitutional principles.

    Hashim concluded by expressing confidence that, despite current challenges, Nigerians would rise to defend democracy and remove the APC from power peacefully, constitutionally, and through the ballot in 2027.

  • PDP mulls membership dues for funding

    PDP mulls membership dues for funding

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is planning to return to members at all levels to raise money as a way of stopping god fatherism that  has crippled the party.

    National Publicity Secretary of the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the party, Comrade Ini Ememobong, stated this at the weekend. 

    He said the party was going through a rebirth process, while aiming to reclaim power from the All Progressives Congress(APC) in 2027.

    Ememobong said: “Life is a curve; you go from the bottom to the apex and back down again. We started from zero in 1998, ruled for 16 years, and then began a descent. We have reached the bottom of the valley, and now we are heading back up. This is a rebirth process, which is always painful. We are analyzing our mistakes and successes.

    “We have both “qualitative” and “quantitative” voices in the party. While the qualitative voices (the elite) are important, democracy is a game of numbers. We are balancing these while navigating the court process. Simultaneously, we are using a “poly-opportunity strategy”—fighting in court while conducting grassroots mobilization and stakeholder engagement.

    “The strategy is simple: go back to the people. You need funding to entice people, but when people are with you voluntarily, they fund the cause. In 1998, people brought small contributions to fund the party, and that gave them a voice. 

    “When Governors took over the funding, the people were pushed aside. We are returning to that voluntary model. If 60 million Nigerians give ₦10,000 each, that is a huge sum. We are seeing this mass movement already in states like Plateau and Akwa Ibom”.

    He ruled out collaborating with other parties to win the forthcoming Ara Council elections, saying “the FCT is historically PDP territory at the local government level. We are reaching the “500 people” directly rather than through one elite “gatekeeper.” 

    “Regarding Ekiti, our candidate emerged cleanly. We are going to court to ensure INEC recognizes that process.

    “As for a merger, the time for that hasn’t matured. We are in an “embryonic stage” of collaboration. We have an understanding among the opposition because we face a common adversary—the ruling party—which won with less than 40% of the vote. We refrain from attacking other opposition parties like the Labor Party or ADC because we are focused on the larger goal.

    Speaking on the expected outlook for 2026 regarding security and the economy, he said “the outlook is gloomy. We are seeing a “normalization of insecurity” where feeling unsafe is the standard. 

    “We need comprehensive, sustainable solutions, not makeshift ones like using NYSC camps for police training. The best ambassadors to change the narrative aren’t PR firms in Washington, but the citizens in Benue, Plateau, and Borno who live these realities every day.”

  • Rivers PDP chieftains sue party chair, RSIEC over council poll

    Rivers PDP chieftains sue party chair, RSIEC over council poll

    Three chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have dragged the party chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to court to challenge the nomination of candidates for the last local government election.

    The PDP won three local government areas –  Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Port Harcourt City and Obio-Akpor during the polls.

    The three plaintiffs – Enyi Uchechukwu, Wisdom Kalio and Uche Amadi – in an originating summon, prayed the court to determine whether Chukwuemeka, had the power to submit the list of candidates to the electoral commission after the court had nullified the congress that produced him.

    They urged the court to nullify the candidatures of the council chairmen,  vice chairmen and councillors

    They further asked the court to determine whether the PDP could be said to have presented a valid list of candidates to RSIEC through Chukwuemeka for the August 30, 2025 election.

    They also prayed the court to declare PDP’s ward, local government and state congresses conducted on July 27, 2024 and August 10, 2024 a nullity, having been set aside by the Rivers State High Court.

    They maintained that Chukwuemeka, being a product of the nullified congress, lacked the competence to conduct any of the party’s primaries and submit any list of candidate.

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    The plaintiffs also asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants by themselves, privies, agents, assigns, and administrators from interfering with the PDP internal affairs.

    When the matter came up for hearing, counsel to the plaintiffs,  Glory Chizim-Chinda, orally applied for motion for substituted service on the second and third defendants.

    The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, who granted the application, ordered that the processes be served on the state secretariat of PDP on Aba road.

    Justice Jumbo, before adjourning to 9th of February, 2026, directed the plaintiff’s lawyer to serve the processes on the chairmen, their deputies and the councilors at  Port Harcourt City, Obio-Akpor and Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government areas.

  • Atiku’s son defects to APC, vows to mobilise for Tinubu’s re-election

    Atiku’s son defects to APC, vows to mobilise for Tinubu’s re-election

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) scored a major political gain as Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, dumped the PDP and pledged to work for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

    Abubakar, popularly known as Abba, formally announced his defection to the APC at the National Assembly, where he was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, with APC leaders from the North-East.

    Party leaders described the move as a significant boost to the APC’s consolidation efforts ahead of the next general election, given Abba’s political network and grassroots organisation.

    Announcing his resignation from the PDP, Abba said the decision was informed by his conviction in the leadership style of Senator Barau and the policies of the Tinubu administration.

    “My name is Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, but everyone calls me Abba. I am here today to formally announce my exit from my former party and my decision to join the APC,” he said.

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    He pledged to work closely with Senator Barau to actualise President Tinubu’s second-term ambition, directing members and coordinators of his political structure, formerly known as the Haske Atiku Organisation, to immediately align with the APC and support the Renewed Hope Agenda.

    “With this development, I will work with Senator Barau to actualise the second-term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To this effect, I am directing all coordinators of my association to join the APC and work for President Tinubu,” he added.

    Welcoming him, the APC National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, described the defection as symbolic and far-reaching.

    “Today is one of my happiest days. This is politics without borders. He has seen the policies and programmes of the Tinubu administration and decided to align with them,” Salihu said, assuring the new entrant of equal rights and opportunities within the party.

    Senator Barau congratulated Abba for what he called a “bold and principled decision,” stressing that the move was driven by ideology rather than sentiment.

    “You didn’t come here because of who your father is. You came because you believe in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his ideology and the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Barau said.

    The Deputy Senate President disclosed that Abba, who had been following political developments from the United States, was impressed by the administration’s reforms, which influenced his return home and decision to join the APC.

    “He is young, focused and determined to contribute to shaping the future of our country. This is the kind of youth Nigeria needs,” Barau added.

    A presidential aide, Alhaji Mahmoud Abdullahi, assured Abba of President Tinubu’s support, describing his defection as a homecoming.

    “Just like Atiku, Tinubu is also your father. Your decision is like returning home. You and your coordinators have a future in this party,” he said.

    Speaking on behalf of the group, Kano State Coordinator of the organisation, Hon. Mubarak Musa, said the defection was strategic, noting that all political activities of the group would now be coordinated through Senator Barau.

    “We have worked round the clock for our former platform. We will double our efforts and deliver for the APC in 2027,” Musa said, describing Senator Barau as their political father and a key pillar of the party in the North.

    The high point of the event was the renaming of Abba’s political organisation from Haske Atiku Organisation to Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation, signalling a full realignment ahead of the 2027 elections.

  • Rivers crisis: PDP stakeholders drag party chair, RSIEC to court over LG candidates’ nominations

    Rivers crisis: PDP stakeholders drag party chair, RSIEC to court over LG candidates’ nominations

    The fresh political crisis rocking Rivers state has recorded its first court case following the decision of some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge the nomination of candidates for the last local government election.

    The PDP won three local government areas, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Port Harcourt City, and Obio-Akpor councils revered for their significance in determining electoral victories.

    However, three stakeholders of the PDP in the state dragged the state’s factional chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), the PDP, and the government of Rivers State to the state High Court, challenging the nomination of PDP chairmen, their deputies, and councillors for the elections.

    The claimants, Enyi Uchechukwu, Wisdom Kalio, and Uche Amadi, in an originating summon asked the court to determine whether Chukwuemeka, whose congress that brought him had been nullified, could validly submit a list of candidates to RSIEC for the just concluded LGA elections.

    They argued that the congress where Chukwuemeka was elected had been set aside by a subsisting judgment of the Rivers State High Court.

    They further asked the court to determine, among other reliefs, whether the PDP could be said to have presented a valid list of candidates to RSIEC through Chukwuemeka for the candidates to have taken part in the elections of 30th August, 2025.

    The claimants demanded a declaration that the PDP’s ward, local government area, and state elective congresses conducted on July 27, 2024, and August 10, 2024, were a nullity, having been set aside by the Rivers State High Court.

    They maintained that Chukwuemeka, being a product of the said nullified congresses, lacked the competence or capacity to conduct any of the party’s primaries and/or to submit any list of candidates.

    The claimants also asked for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, by themselves, their privies, agents, assigns, administrators, and/or howsoever so named, from interfering with and/or further interfering with the PDP’s internal affairs about the nomination and presentation of candidates for elective positions.

    When the matter came up in court, the claimants’ lawyer, Glory Chizim-Chinda, orally applied for a motion for substituted service on the second and third defendants.

    The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, granted the application and ordered that the processes be served on the state secretariat of PDP on Aba road.

    Justice Jumbo, before adjourning to 9th of February, 2026, for application for joinder, directed the claimants’ lawyer to serve the processes on the chairmen, their deputies, and the councillors of Port Harcourt City, Obio-Akpor, and Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government areas.

  • PDP leadership dispute: Court to hear Turaki-led PDP’s motion for stay January 23

    PDP leadership dispute: Court to hear Turaki-led PDP’s motion for stay January 23

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled a hearing for January 23 in the application for stay of further proceedings filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a suit by a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

    Justice Joyce Abdulmalik chose the date on Monday after she turned down a request by plaintiffs’ lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), to be allowed to reply on a point of law orally.

    Justice Abdulmalik said it is not her practice to take lawyers’ submissions on a long hand and ordered Ikpeazu to file a formal response.

    The other faction of the PDP and its acting National Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, alongside Senator Samuel Anyanwu, had filed the suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2501/2025.

    They are seeking, among others, an order of injunction, restraining the Turaki-led leadership (5th to 25 defendants) from parading themselves as representatives of the PDP in any capacity whatsoever.

    The plaintiffs equally want the court to stop the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from allowing Turaki-led leadership access to the party’s national secretariat at Wadara Plaza in Abuja.

    They also want an order of injunction, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting any other office address or any other address from the Turaki-led leadership as the PDP’s office address other than as already contained in the commission’s records, among other reliefs.

    The plaintiffs seek an order declaring that INEC, the police, and the DSS are constitutionally bound to enforce and give full effect to the decisions of the Federal High Court in the earlier judgments and rulings delivered by Justice James Omotosho and Justice Peter Lifu (also of the Federal High Court, Abuja) on the last national convention of the party held in Ibadan.

    At the last proceedings on December 5, Justice Abdulmalik ordered parties not to take any action pending the hearing and determination of the suit, a decision the Turaki-led PDP appealed at the Court of Appeal.

    When the case was called on Wednesday, Ikpeazu reminded the court that the matter was adjourned for the hearing of all pending applications.

    Lawyer to the Turaki-led faction of the PDP, Chris Uche (SAN), told the court that his client appealed the decision made by the court on December 5 and that the appeal has been entered, records transmitted, and an appeal number assigned.

    Uche said, “We filed an appeal against my lord’s decision, and we have a duty to report to your lordship that that appeal has now been entered in the Court of Appeal numbered: CA/ABJ/CV/1770/2025.

    “We have also filed an affidavit of facts of entering the appeal in order to bring to your knowledge the entry of the appeal.

    “Records have been fully transmitted, and the plaintiffs are very much aware and have taken steps to file processes in the appeal,” he said.

    Uche, who said the processes were already before the court, added that a motion for stay of further proceedings in the suit pending the appeal had also been filed.

    According to him, it is trite and beyond dispute that once an appeal has been entered, the trial court is ceased to take further proceedings or further hearing in the suit.

    He prayed the court to stay proceedings pending the determination of their appeal and urged the court to adjourn the matter sine die (indefinitely).

    Ikpeazu argued against Uche’s request for a stay of further proceedings.

    He urged the court to proceed with the proceedings, having earlier made an order to take all the pending applications.

    When asked by the judge if he had been served with the application for stay and whether he had filed a response, Ikpeazu said he had only served the previous day.

    He elected to reply orally only on the point of law, a choice the judge rejected, ordered him to file a formal response, and adjourned till January 23 for the hearing of the application for stay of proceedings.

  • Ekiti PDP kicks as court orders fresh governorship primary

    Ekiti PDP kicks as court orders fresh governorship primary

    A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, has nullified the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

    The party had conducted its governorship primary election on November 8, 2025, during which Dr Wole Oluyede emerged winner after defeating Dr Funso Ayeni and Mrs Funmilayo Ogun.

    However, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not recognise Oluyede and his running mate, Deji Ogunsakin, on the provisional list of candidates published on December 29, 2025 ahead of the June 20, 2026 governorship poll.

    Aggrieved by the outcome of the primary, Ayeni approached the court through his counsel, Mr Kola Kolade (SAN), seeking nullification of the exercise on the grounds that it failed to comply with the party’s constitution and guidelines.

    The plaintiff contended that the PDP did not present the original and authentic list of statutory and ad hoc delegates used for the primary election, describing the omission as a fundamental breach of the party’s guidelines and the Electoral Act.

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    In his judgement delivered yesterday in the suit marked FHC/AD/CS/29/2025, Justice Babs Kuewumi held that the conduct of the primary election did not comply with the provisions of the law and the PDP constitution.

    The court consequently nullified the governorship primary and ordered the PDP, in conjunction with INEC, to conduct a fresh primary election in strict compliance with the law and relevant guidelines.

    Justice Kuewumi further directed that all qualified aspirants be allowed to participate in the fresh exercise to promote transparency, fairness and internal democracy within the party.

    However, the PDP Governorship Campaign Council in the state has urged members not to be discouraged or misled by the judgment.

    In a statement, the Council’s Director of Media and Communication, Sanya Atofarati, described the judgment as part of a calculated attempt by desperate political interests to distract the PDP.

    The statement reads: “We urge our supporters to remain calm, focused and resolute, as this development in no way diminishes the strength, legitimacy, or popularity of our candidate”.

    Reacting to the ruling, counsel for Oluyede, Mr Owoseni Ajayi, expressed dissatisfaction with the judgement, saying steps had already been taken to appeal the decision, including filing an application for a stay of execution.

  • JUST IN: Nasarawa Senator Onawo dumps PDP

    JUST IN: Nasarawa Senator Onawo dumps PDP

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suffered another blow with the resignation of Senator Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo, representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District.

    In a letter dated January 10, 2026, addressed to the PDP Chairman of Galadimawa Ward in Doma Local Government Area, Onawo formally announced his immediate exit from the party. 

    “I write to formally notify you of my resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Galadimawa Ward, Doma Local Government Area, with effect from today, 10th January, 2026,” the senator stated.

    He explained that the decision followed “careful consideration” and was taken “purely for personal reasons,” while expressing gratitude to the party for providing him the platform to serve. 

    “I remain deeply grateful for the trust, cooperation, and support I received throughout my time in the party,” he added, wishing the PDP continued progress and success.

    Onawo, also known as the Ciroman Doma, becomes the latest high-profile figure to leave the PDP amid persistent internal strains and a series of defections that have affected the party nationwide. 

    Recent exits include serving lawmakers and former governors, raising concerns about the party’s cohesion and electoral strength ahead of the 2027 general elections.

    While he did not specify his next political destination, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Vanguard hinted on X that Onawo has shown interest in joining its coalition. 

    His departure is expected to intensify political realignments in Nasarawa State and across the North-Central zone, with close attention on its impact on Senate dynamics and the state’s political landscape.