The political balance in Adamawa State shifted dramatically on the floor of the State House of Assembly as Speaker Bathiya Wesley and 13 lawmakers formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The coordinated exit, announced during plenary, is widely seen as a strategic move ahead of a possible defection by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sources within the Assembly suggest the mass resignation is designed to “smoothen the path” for the governor, who has repeatedly signaled discontent within the PDP following disagreements with fellow governors at the party’s last congress in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Speculation intensified after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently visited Adamawa to commission projects executed by the Fintiri administration, a trip that reportedly included private political discussions.
If Fintiri eventually joins the APC, the ruling party would control 30 states nationwide, leaving the PDP with just three governors, while the Labour Party, Accord Party, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) would retain one state each.
Among those who resigned alongside the Speaker are Deputy Speaker Mohammed Buba Jidjiwa (Jada-Mbulo), Kefas Calvin (Toungo), Bulus Geoffrey (Leko-Koma), Haruna Jilantikiri (Madagali), Kefas Emmanuel (Song), Ahmed Jingi Belel (Maiha), Moses Yerima Zah (Michika), Kate Raymond Mamuno (Demsa), Pwamwakeno Mackondo (Numan), Adun John Alaba (Uba-Gaya), Bulus Kantom (Shelleng), Musa Mahmud Kallamu (Mayo Belwa), and Japhet Hammanjabu (Verre).
The lawmaker representing Lamurde, Bauna Myandiasa, was notably absent during the session.
Speaking with journalists, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Musa Mahmud Kallamu, said the lawmakers are engaging their constituents before making a final decision on which platform to adopt.
He explained that their next political move would be influenced by the governor’s eventual decision.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the APC in the state, described the unfolding events as evidence that President Tinubu’s administration is drawing support from across party lines, including members of the opposition.
