{"id":147147,"date":"2025-07-16T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147147"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:38:54","slug":"atiku-abubakar-announces-resignation-from-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=147147","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Atiku Abubakar resigns from PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking: Atiku Abubakar resigns from PDP<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decades-long association with the party he helped to build.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter he addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in his Jada 1 Ward, Jada LGA, Adamawa State,<br \/>\ndated July 14, 2025<br \/>\nAtiku said he was quitting the party with immediate effect, citing irreconcilable differences and a deviation from the party\u2019s founding principles.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed \u201cprofound gratitude\u201d for the opportunities PDP gave him over the years, especially his two-term tenure as Vice President and two presidential runs under the party\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku, while wishing the party and its leadership well, concluded, \u201cThank you once again for the opportunities and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Details later\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking: Atiku Abubakar resigns from PDP Nigeria&#8217;s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decades-long association with the party he helped to build. 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