Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s failure to provide credible leadership and meet the expectations of good governance.
In a resignation letter dated July 4, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1, Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Melaye expressed his immediate withdrawal from all party activities.
“I hereby tender my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party at all levels of involvement,” the letter read.
He accused the party of lacking the capacity to rescue Nigerians from what he described as “political cankerworms” deeply rooted in the nation’s governance structure.
“This decision has become imperative due to the lack of potency and capacity by the party to deliver the Nigerian people from the prevailing political cankerworms that have eaten deeply into the fabric of our dear nation,” Melaye stated.
Melaye, who was the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State’s 2023 election, said his decision followed a deep reflection on the party’s direction, noting that he could no longer, in good conscience, participate in its activities or support its agenda.
“In view of the above, please consider this as my formal withdrawal from the party and all its activities at all levels with immediate effect,” he concluded.
Nigerians React: “Same Faces, Different Party Names”
Melaye’s resignation has sparked heated reactions across social media, with many Nigerians expressing skepticism about the political class merely switching platforms without genuine reforms.
Primus Oladipupo Eretan wrote:
“Nigerians are the most funny people I have ever known… like do they reason at all? Let’s say everyone from APC joins ADC today… does it make a difference? We say we don’t want APC or PDP, but the people in those parties are running to ADC. What has changed?”
Adesayo Daniel Owolabi raised concerns over PDP’s internal dysfunction, saying:
“Dino Melaye’s resignation and his statement about the party’s ‘lack of potency’ raises a major concern about internal dysfunction and credibility issues within one of Nigeria’s biggest opposition parties. If a prominent member like him is disillusioned, how can others who left PDP for ADC suddenly become the solution? Changing party names doesn’t automatically change character or competence.”
Praise Danzaki added a satirical jab:
“Lol, shey na the same party Natasha dey? Na you list potency no be party. Natasha don bench them finish, now dem dey look for where to run put head.”
Babatunde Hakim mocked the situation, saying:
“Now, free transfer in the market, no agent for Dino. Interested political party clubs should sign him. Most likely destination: ADC. Good transfer market for them.”
Yinusa Isha Isaiah also taunted Melaye’s electoral record:
“Person wey failed to vote himself during governorship election… lost his ward and local government to APC. Yahaya Bello do retire this man since.”
Oshonameh D Law also said:
“Long overdue. The man who was proscribed by cabals to come a distant third in the Kogi polls. In Dino’s own words: ‘I have never seen this kind of rigging in my life.’”
