Dele Momodu, a veteran journalist and former presidential aspirant has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party hinging his move on the party’s hijack by “antidemocratic forces.”
Dele Momodu’s resignation was communicated via a letter he addressed to the Chairman of PDP Ward 4 in Ihievbe, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State and dated July 17, 2025.
Momodu explained in the letter that his decision takes “immediate effect,” describing it as a necessary step to uphold democratic principles.
“My reason is simple and straightforward. Our party has been unarguably hijacked by antidemocratic forces, from within and outside, in broad daylight,” the letter read.
The media mogul further described the PDP as a “carcass” in the hands of those he accused of undermining internal democracy, stressing that it was honourable for him to exit the party at this point.
“It is, therefore, honourable 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,” he declared.
“I will forever treasure the kind support you gave me at all times,” he wrote.
