Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned his membership of the party.
The development, which comes as political alignments ahead of the 2027 general elections begin to take shape, was confirmed in a resignation letter now viral online, dated Monday, July 14, 2025.
The letter which was addressed to the PDP chairman of Jada 1 Ward in Jada Local Government Area, Adamawa State, was signed by Abubakar and marked received.
Atiku’s exit follows his open endorsement and involvement in the formation of a new coalition platform, the Alliance Democratic Congress (ADC).
His media aide shared a copy of the resignation letter via social media on Wednesday.
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There has been no official reaction from the PDP.
In February 2014, about 11 years ago, the former vice president had dumped the PDP to join APC. He had later returned to contest the 2023 election on the party’s platform where he came in second.
