Breaking: PDP Suffers Big Blow as Former National Secretary Dumps Party
by Adekunle Dada, https://www.facebook.com/legitngnews · Legit.ng News · Join- Another chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dumped the party ahead of the 2027 election
- Former PDP National Secretary, Sunday Ude-Okoye, resigned from the party on Monday, October 13, 2025
- Ude-Okoye explained the reason for dumping and resigning from the main opposition party - the PDP
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FCT, Abuja - Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Sunday Ude-Okoye, has resigned from the party.
Udeh-Okoye said the decision followed “deep reflection and careful consideration,” lamenting that the PDP had “strayed far from the ideals of its founding fathers.”
His resignation letter was contained in a letter dated Monday, October 13, 2025, and
As reported by Daily Trust, Udeh-Okoye addressed his resignation letter to the PDP Ward Chairman in Agbogugu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
“I have come to the solemn conclusion that I can no longer, in good conscience, remain within a system that has strayed so far from its original purpose.”
He said the PDP has regrettably lost its “moral compass and ideological direction.”
Udeh-Okoye argued that the PDP is no longer the beacon of hope for democratic governance.
“The party has lost its moral compass, ideological direction, and founding principles of unity, justice, and equity.”
Recall that Senator Anyanwu claims the push to install Udeh-Okoye as National Secretary is a “proxy war” against him, fueled by internal divisions between Wike’s allies and opposing factions.
Anyanwu alleges that PDP governors are creating crises as a prelude to defection, while tensions over party leadership and a delayed NEC meeting add to the uncertainty.
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Legit.ng earlier reported that Hon. Sadiq Abdullahi, representing the Sabon Gari federal constituency in the House of Representatives, resigned from PDP.
Abdullahi attributed his resignation from the PDP to the alleged internal wrangling in the main opposition party.
The lawmaker won the PDP’s House of Representatives ticket while in captivity in May 2022.
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In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost the membership of former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Agboola Ayoola.
The former senator, popularly known as Alleluyah, resigned from the PDP on Friday, October 10, 2025.
An APC lawmaker, Hon Akin Alabi, representing Egbeda Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, reacted to Ayoola's resignation from the PDP.