Former Senate Minority Chief, Senator Philip Aduda, has formally resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP).
He introduced his exit on Tuesday in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in Karu Ward, Abuja.
Aduda, an ally of the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, represented the FCT within the Nationwide Meeting for a number of years.
Within the letter dated March 17, 2026, the three-term Senator cited the persistent inner turmoil inside the principle opposition social gathering as the first purpose for his departure.
“I write to formally notify you of my resignation as a member of the Individuals’s Democratic Get together PDP with instant impact because of the disaster within the social gathering,” Aduda said within the temporary however pointed letter.
Regardless of his sudden exit, the previous lawmaker expressed appreciation for the platform supplied by the social gathering all through his in depth legislative profession, which spanned the seventh, eighth and ninth Assemblies.
“I stay grateful for the chance the social gathering gave me to serve in numerous elective positions in our nation,” he added.
Aduda’s resignation comes amid a backdrop of protracted management disputes and factional infighting that has plagued the PDP nationwide because it prepares for the 2027 electoral cycle.
A former Minority Whip and later Minority Chief of the Senate, Aduda was broadly thought-about the face of the PDP within the FCT, having served as a Member of the Home of Representatives for AMAC/Bwari (2003–2011) earlier than his elevation to the Crimson Chamber.
Whereas the letter didn’t specify his subsequent political vacation spot, many consider that he might be on his technique to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC the place he’s anticipated to clinch the ticket to once more signify the territory within the 2027 basic election.