Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Ologbondiyan, has formally resigned from the PDP, adding to the wave of high profile departures that has shaken the party throughout 2025. Ologbondiyan announced his exit in a statement posted on Saturday, December 6, attaching a letter dated December 5, 2025, 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 assessment of his involvement in the PDP led him to conclude that it was time to leave. 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. Ologbondiyan also expressed gratitude to party leaders for the opportunity to serve, saying he appreciated the roles he was allowed to play within the PDP and for Nigeria. His departure comes amid one of the most turbulent years in the PDPs history. Internal disputes, leadership struggles and strategic repositioning ahead of the 2027 elections have triggered large scale defections across all levels of the party. Several governors left for the All Progressives Congress, including Ademola Adeleke of Osun, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta and Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom. Many cited the need to align with the federal government or concerns over the PDPs national structure. In July, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar resigned, accusing the party of abandoning its founding principles before joining the ADC coalition. Other notable exits include Dino Melaye, who joined the ADC after criticising the partys direction, and former Delta governor and 2023 vice presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa, who defected to the APC. Legislative ranks have also thinned. Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly recently crossed to the APC, while lawmakers in Kaduna, Niger and Katsina followed suit. Senator Ned Nwoko resigned and joined the APC towards the end of the year. Ologbondiyans resignation further underscores the shifting political landscape as parties regroup ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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