Former Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) presidential aspirant, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, has formally resigned from the get together, citing persistent inside divisions and failed reconciliation efforts.
In a letter dated April 4, 2026, addressed to the PDP Chairman of Usuma Ward in Bwari Space Council, Federal Capital Territory, Hashim acknowledged that his resignation takes instant impact.
The businessman and human rights activist lamented that the get together has been engulfed in “persistent and never-ending crises” for over a yr, leading to a cut up into two dominant factions. He added that efforts to reconcile the factions proved futile.
“I can’t, in good conscience, be complicit in actions that undermine democratic values,” Hashim stated.
He additionally raised issues over the get together’s incapability to area credible candidates and its potential function as a passive supporter of the present administration.
“In the present day, Nigeria faces extreme challenges; widespread insecurity throughout a number of areas, the tragic and steady lack of harmless lives, and an economic system in misery, with rising poverty amongst tens of millions. It might be inconsistent with my convictions to stay a part of any association that seems to legitimize or maintain these situations,” he acknowledged.
Highlighting the safety disaster, Hashim stated, “Nigeria in the present day is experiencing terrorist wars in 4 of our six areas. Massacres of harmless individuals have grow to be a every day incidence. Over eighteen thousand individuals have been killed in terrorist violence within the three years of the present administration.”
He additionally criticised the state of the economic system: “The economic system has crumbled, and crippling poverty has soared. Solely wickedness, greed and lack of integrity would maintain any chief in a system that seems to endorse such outcomes or take part in any charade to coronate a pre-determined candidate.”
Hashim expressed disappointment on the inside state of the PDP: “It’s certainly disheartening that an awesome get together, based by a few of Nigeria’s most dedicated democrats and patriots, has been delivered to its knees by inside divisions and people whose major distinction is that they benefited probably the most from the general public places of work entrusted to them by the PDP.”
Concluding, he stated, “At this juncture, I consider it’s needed for me to step apart and pursue a brand new path. I’m compelled by the pressing political realities of our time to collaborate with different patriotic leaders and residents who’re dedicated to stopping the emergence of a one-party state and to constructing a brand new political order that ensures safety, justice, and {economic} prosperity for all Nigerians.
The time has come to maneuver ahead.”