Ex-Senator Aduda Defects from PDP to APC

Former Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, a longtime representative of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory in the National Assembly, has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress, citing ongoing internal crises within his former party. The move, announced on Tuesday at the APC's national secretariat in Abuja, positions Aduda to support President Bola Tinubu's reelection bid in the FCT during the 2027 general elections.

Aduda, who served as a senator for the FCT across the seventh, eighth, and ninth National Assemblies from 2011 to 2023 and held the role of Senate Minority Leader in the ninth assembly, formally resigned from the PDP in a letter dated March 17, 2026. The letter, addressed to the PDP chairman of Karu Ward in Abuja, stated: "I write to formally notify you of my resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party with immediate effect due to the crisis in the party." He expressed gratitude for the opportunities the PDP provided during his career, which also included terms in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 representing the Abuja Municipal Area Council and Bwari Federal Constituency.