US EditionBREAKING: Dino Melaye Resigns From PDP, Gives Reason
KOGI STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 31 – Dino Melaye cited PDP's failure to address Nigeria's challenges and loss of leadership capacity as reasons for his resignation and joining the African Democratic Congress ahead of 2027 elections.
- Via his verified X handle on July 31, 2025, Dino Melaye announced his resignation from PDP, sharing a letter dated July 4, 2025, to the party chairman.
- Having reflected on the party’s trajectory, Dino Melaye cited the PDP’s lack of potency and capacity to deliver Nigerians from political ‘cankerworms’.
- Directed to the PDP ward chairman in Aiyetoro Gbede, the letter dated July 4, 2025, requested his resignation be a formal, total withdrawal from all party levels and structures.
- Immediately after leaving the PDP, Dino Melaye officially joined the African Democratic Congress, receiving his membership card from Kogi State leader Kingsley Temitope.
- Against the backdrop of other resignations, Melaye's departure joins figures like Atiku Abubakar and David Mark in shifting to ADC ahead of 2027.
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Dino Melaye dumps PDP
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