{"id":196103,"date":"2026-02-24T22:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/six-adamawa-pdp-lawmakers-dump-party"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:17:25","slug":"six-adamawa-pdp-lawmakers-dump-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/six-adamawa-pdp-lawmakers-dump-party","title":{"rendered":"Six Adamawa PDP lawmakers dump party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Adamawa State House of Assembly have resigned their membership of the party.<\/p>\n<p>This brings to seven the number of party members in the Assembly who have left the party in the last two days after Abubakar Abdullahi opened the gate on Monday, February 23.<\/p>\n<p>Those who announced their resignation on Monday include the Deputy Speaker, Mohammed Buba Jidjiwa, representing Jada and Mbulo Constituency; Kefas Kalvin, representing Toungo Constituency; and Bulus Geoffrey, representing Leko and Koma Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Haruna Jilantikiri, representing Madagali Constituency; Kefas Emmanuel, representing Song Constituency, and Ahmed Jingi Bele representing Maiha Constituency are the other three.<\/p>\n<p>The resignations are coming amid rising speculation that Governor Ahmadu Fintiri is on his way to the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>No members of the House of Assembly has, however, indicated what party they are defecting to, but it can safely be said to be APC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Adamawa State House of Assembly have resigned their membership of the party. 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