Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has formally resigned from the party, marking yet another major exit in what has been a turbulent year for the opposition group.
Ologbondiyan announced his resignation in a statement issued on Saturday, December 6. Attached was a letter dated December 5 and addressed to the chairman of Okekoko Ward 09 in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
In the letter titled “Notification of Membership Withdrawal,” he said a personal review of his political involvement within the PDP led him to conclude that it was time to part ways.
“It is now imperative to bring your attention to the fact that I have reviewed my participation in the PDP and came to the conclusion that, for personal reasons, I need to make my exit. I have therefore come to a decision to formally withdraw my membership of the PDP, henceforth,” he wrote.
He thanked party leaders and members for the opportunity to serve, acknowledging the various roles he was given during his time in the party.
Ologbondiyan’s departure adds to a growing list of high-profile defections that have rocked the PDP throughout 2025. Internal wrangling, leadership disputes, and repositioning efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections have triggered a wave of exits at national, state and legislative levels.
Several governors—among them Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta) and Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom)—have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Many cited the need for alignment with the federal government or dissatisfaction with the PDP’s national structure.
The party also lost former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who resigned in July accusing the PDP of abandoning its founding principles before joining the ADC coalition. Other major exits include Dino Melaye, former Delta governor and 2023 vice presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa, and Senator Ned Nwoko, who later joined the APC.
In the legislature, defections have thinned the PDP’s ranks further. Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently joined the APC, alongside lawmakers from Kaduna, Niger and Katsina States.
Ologbondiyan’s resignation underscores the deepening cracks within the PDP as Nigeria’s political landscape continues to shift ahead of the next electoral cycle.