Senator Dino Melaye Resigns from PDP, Joins ADC

RYNI News | Omotayo Stephen . O
1 August 2025

In a bold and thunderous political maneuver, former Senator and fiery political crusader, Dino Melaye, has officially severed ties with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)—a party that once hoisted him to national prominence. The former Kogi West lawmaker has now pitched his tent with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in what many analysts see as a defiant protest against Nigeria’s floundering political establishment.

The dramatic declaration came via Melaye’s verified X account (formerly Twitter), where he posted a signed resignation letter addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman in Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Just hours later, a video surfaced showing him jubilantly receiving his ADC membership card—a symbolic handshake into a party he now sees as more aligned with his vision for a reimagined Nigeria.

“This is not just about leaving a party,” Melaye asserted in a follow-up statement. “It’s about reclaiming integrity, principle, and purpose in Nigerian politics.”

Melaye’s parting words, laced with frustration and moral reckoning, left no ambiguity. “I can no longer operate under a structure that has lost touch with the people’s pain and Nigeria’s pulse,” he wrote, calling out the PDP’s alleged inertia in addressing the “political termites eating away at the soul of the nation.”

The resignation letter, dated July 4, 2025, did more than announce an exit—it signaled a political rebirth. Melaye, known for his flamboyant persona and firebrand oratory, lamented that after years of political labor within the PDP, the party had failed to evolve into a credible alternative capable of confronting Nigeria’s deepening crises.

Political watchers see Melaye’s move as both strategic and symbolic. Having contested the Kogi State governorship under the PDP in 2023, his departure is already sending tremors through the state’s political terrain. The ADC, a party long hovering on the fringes, may now find itself thrust into the spotlight, armed with Melaye’s name recognition and loyal base.

While he expressed gratitude for his past with the PDP, Melaye made it clear that his decision was final. “I leave with no bitterness, but with a burning passion for national transformation,” he said.

As Nigeria inches closer to another electoral cycle, Dino Melaye’s political pivot may just be the first in a series of high-stakes realignments shaking the foundations of conventional party politics. One thing is certain—the man is not done yet.

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