ADAMAWA LG CHAIRMEN, 226 COUNCILLORS DEFECT FROM PDP TO APC
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By ‘Balogun Ibrahim
Twenty-one local government area chairmen and 226 councillors in Adamawa State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defections, which began attracting attention late on Monday, October 19, continued into the early hours of Tuesday, with most of the affected officials submitting resignation letters to their respective PDP ward chairmen.
In their letters, the officials largely attributed their decisions to personal reasons, noting that they had consulted their families and political associates before leaving the party.
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Demsa Local Government Area Chairman, Akham Jalo, said his decision followed consultations with his family, political associates, stakeholders and the people of the area.
Jalo explained that his move to the APC was driven by the desire to align with the progressive vision of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and attract more democratic benefits to the people of Demsa.
“My decision to join the APC was informed by the need to align with the progressive vision of His Excellency, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, and to attract more dividends of democracy to the people of Demsa,” he said.
Confirming the development, Adamawa State APC Publicity Secretary, Victor Dogo, said all 21 local government chairmen, area development administrators and 226 councillors in the state had joined the ruling party.
Dogo attributed the defections to the officials’ desire to align with Governor Fintiri, whom he described as their political godfather, adding that the governor had created the path for their political advancement.
The officials were elected on the PDP platform in June 2026, about four months after Fintiri defected from the party to the APC.
They had secured the PDP’s tickets for the June 13, 2026, local government elections, which they subsequently won before being inaugurated on June 15.
Since their inauguration, there had been growing expectations that the council officials would eventually follow the governor to the APC. Their defection, therefore, came as little surprise to observers familiar with the state’s political developments.
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