{"id":70786,"date":"2025-07-16T15:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70786"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:30:44","slug":"atiku-quits-pdp-cites-irreconcilable-differences-in-resignation-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/16\/atiku-quits-pdp-cites-irreconcilable-differences-in-resignation-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Atiku Quits PDP, Cites Irreconcilable Differences in Resignation Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Omoniyi David<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences and a shift away from the party\u2019s founding ideals.<\/p>\n<p>In a resignation letter, Atiku said he could no longer align himself with the PDP\u2019s current direction, though he expressed gratitude for the platform it had given him over the years.<\/p>\n<p>A founding member of the party and two-time presidential candidate, Atiku described his exit as \u201cheartbreaking,\u201d adding that the decision was made after deep reflection.<\/p>\n<p>His departure comes as the 2026 general elections draw closer, sending ripples across the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP has not yet issued a formal reaction, but Atiku\u2019s resignation is already fueling speculation about his next political move, whether he plans to support a new platform or retire from active politics altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Observers believe his exit could trigger major realignments, especially in northern Nigeria, where he maintains a strong support base and longstanding influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Omoniyi David &nbsp; Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned from the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences and a shift away from the party\u2019s founding ideals. In a resignation letter, Atiku said he could no longer align himself with the PDP\u2019s current direction, though he expressed gratitude for the platform it had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":70787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70788,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70786\/revisions\/70788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}