In a letter dated October 13, and addressed to the PDP Chairman in Hanwa Ward, Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Abdullahi said the prolonged crisis in the party had hindered his ability to perform effectively.
He wrote that “In view of the prevailing situation, and after wide consultations with key stakeholders and political associates, I have come to the difficult but necessary decision to resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party.”
Abdullahi, who also serves as Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), thanked the PDP for the opportunity to serve under its platform.
Although Abdullahi has not disclosed his next political move, his resignation mirrors a growing trend among PDP lawmakers from Kaduna State. At least three other PDP members of the House of Representatives from the state — Amos Gwamna Magaji (Zangon Kataf/Jaba), Jallo Hussaini Mohammed (Igabi), and Hussaini Abdulkarim Ahmed (Kaduna South) — had earlier defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
His exit also comes on the heels of the suspension and subsequent resignation of Sa’idu Adamu, the former state secretary of the PDP, deepening concerns over the party’s internal stability in Kaduna.
