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Former senator and one-time chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, Gilbert Nnaji, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after 27 years of membership, citing deep-rooted internal challenges within the party.
In a resignation letter dated December 26 and addressed to the PDP chairman of Umuenwene Ward, Iji Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area, Nnaji described his exit as a difficult but necessary decision. He noted that the move came despite the “national development prospects and opportunities that the PDP of our dreams held for our dear country, Nigeria.”
Nnaji recalled that the PDP was originally founded on “core democratic ideals driven by unity, patriotism, justice, fairness, transparency, selflessness, mutual respect, and resilience,” values he said inspired his long-standing loyalty to the party.
The former lawmaker stated that he had “faithfully committed” himself to the PDP over the years, making “immense contributions” to what he described as “this once-largest party in Africa.”
However, he lamented that recent developments within the party had shown that “the PDP of the founding fathers has become as irredeemable as it is irreparable,” calling the situation “indeed unfortunate.”
Following what he described as extensive consultations with family members, associates, and other eminent citizens, Nnaji said he resolved to seek “a better platform to continue to contribute to national development.”
He announced that he has now joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which he described as “a veritable and promising ground with great and motivated like-minded compatriots to join forces in redirecting the ship of our Nigerian state.”
Nnaji concluded by thanking the PDP leadership for their understanding and wished the party well in its future endeavours.