Dele Momodu has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing what he described as the party’s takeover by antidemocratic elements.
In a resignation letter dated July 17, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Ward 4 Chairman in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, Momodu announced his decision to leave the party with immediate effect.
“My reason is simple and straightforward,” he wrote. “Our party has been unarguably hijacked by antidemocratic forces, from within and outside, in broad daylight. It is therefore honorable to abandon the carcass of the party to them while the majority of us earnestly sign up with the new coalition party known as the African Democratic Congress (ADC).”
Momodu, a former presidential aspirant under the PDP and publisher of Ovation International, also expressed appreciation to the ward-level leadership for their unwavering support over the years.
His defection to the ADC marks a significant development in Edo State’s political dynamics and adds further momentum to the realignments shaping up ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Having joined the PDP in 2021, Momodu had been actively involved in party activities and national discourse. His exit comes amid a broader wave of defections by party members dissatisfied with the internal direction and leadership of the PDP.
