The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have dismissed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s resignation from the PDP and his move to the coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election as posing no threat.
In a letter dated July 14, 2025 and addressed to the Chairman of his Ward, Jada 1 in Adamawa State, Atiku formally announced his resignation from the PDP.
However, Since 1999, Atiku has left the PDP on three different occasions — each time to further his presidential ambition.
Atiku and several opposition leaders have continued to criticise the ruling APC for failing to provide effective governance.
Atiku, who was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 elections, stated that his decision to resign was prompted by the direction the party was currently heading, which he believed no longer aligned with its founding ideals.