2027 Election: Senator Abubakar Yar’Adua Resigns from APC, Shares New Party
- A former federal lawmaker and prominent Katsina politician, Senator Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- Senator Yar’Adua cited alleged deep frustration within the party’s leadership and purported failures in governance as reasons for his exit
- Yar’adua said he could no longer support a party whose government imposes 'destructive economic policies that undermine the welfare, dignity, and livelihoods of Nigerians'
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Katsina, Katsina state - Ahead of the 2027 election, Senator Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua, a politician who represented Katsina Central in the national assembly, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Daily Trust reported on this development on Monday, August 4.
Source: Twitter
Leadership also noted the former federal lawmaker's realignment.
In his resignation letter addressed to the ward party chairman, dated Monday, July 28, Yar’Adua accused the APC-led government of imposing policies that have 'undermined, destroyed, and desecrated the lives, welfare, dignity, lands, and livelihood of the people'.
Yar’Adua said:
“The government has truly become what Malam Nasir El-Rufai would refer to as ‘urban bandits,’ or in my view, ‘bandits in government."
Yar’Adua joins ADC after APC exit
Yar’Adua, who was an aspirant in the 2023 Katsina state governorship election, accused the APC of only catering to the "interests of the petit-bourgeois elements and the interests of International Monopoly Capital.”
Furthermore, the ex-legislator disclosed that he would be joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as a party “poised to change and re-shape the course of Nigeria’s political history.”
His words:
“I pray and hope that my numerous supporters, associates, and admirers in Katsina State will soon join me in the ADC."
Senator Abubakar Sadiq Yar’Adua's resignation letter can be read in full below:
Defectors swell ADC's ranks in Nigeria
Legit.ng reports that the ADC is becoming arguably the beautiful bride for the anti-President Bola Tinubu coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.
Members of opposition parties determined to democratically remove President Tinubu and his ruling APC from power come 2027 appear favourably disposed to adopting the ADP as the platform of choice.
ADC, according to political watchers, boasts of a better structure when compared to other political parties in the country.
In significant developments that could shake the political landscape of Nigeria, prominent politicians like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-justice minister Abubakar Malami, and Hajia Aishatu Binani have officially joined the ADC, in moves aimed at complicating the electoral fortunes of the APC come the 2027 presidential election.
Abdulaziz Yar'Adua speaks on rumoured defection
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar'Adua, the federal lawmaker representing Katsina Central, said he remains “a committed member” of the ruling APC.
Senator Yar'Adua stated this on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, in reaction to speculations that he joined the ADC.
In his statement, Senator Abdulaziz said it is essential to clarify that not all individuals sharing the Yar'Adua surname imply a political association with him.
Source: Legit.ng
