Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has officially resigned from the party, adding to the string of high-profile defections that have rocked the PDP in 2025.
Ologbondiyan made the announcement on Saturday, December 6, sharing a statement alongside a resignation letter dated December 5, 2025. The letter, addressed to the chairman of Okekoko Ward 09 in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State and titled “Notification of Membership Withdrawal,” stated that a personal review of his political journey within the PDP convinced him it was time to move on.
He wrote:
“It has become necessary to inform you that after assessing my involvement in the PDP, I have decided—based on personal reasons—to withdraw my membership. This decision takes immediate effect.”
Ologbondiyan also thanked party leaders for the opportunity to serve, noting his appreciation for the roles he was entrusted with both in the PDP and in national politics.
His exit comes during one of the PDP’s most turbulent periods. Internal rifts, leadership crises, and strategic realignments ahead of the 2027 elections have sparked widespread defections across the country.
Several governors—including Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom)—have switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC), often citing the need to align with the federal government or dissatisfaction with the PDP’s national structure.
In July, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar left the PDP, alleging the party had abandoned its founding ideals before joining the ADC coalition. Other major figures who exited include Dino Melaye, who defected to the ADC after criticising the party’s direction, and former Delta governor and 2023 vice-presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa, who moved to the APC.
The party’s legislative ranks have also been hit, with 16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently decamping to the APC, alongside lawmakers in Kaduna, Niger and Katsina. Senator Ned Nwoko also resigned and joined the APC late in the year.
Ologbondiyan’s departure adds to the shifting political dynamics as parties reposition themselves ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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