A former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State, Dr. David Umbugadu, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), barely three weeks after joining the ruling party.
Umbugadu, who contested the Nasarawa governorship election in 2019 and 2023, confirmed his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC chairman of Ika/Wangibi Ward in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area.
He cited concerns over alleged political manoeuvres aimed at undermining his 2027 governorship ambition as the reason for his decision to leave the party.
The resignation letter, dated March 24, 2026, indicated that he would be returning to the PDP, which he described as his political base.
Umbugadu had recently defected to the APC and was formally received at the Government House in Lafia on March 2, 2026, by Governor Abdullahi Sule, former governors Abdullahi Adamu and Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, as well as other party leaders.
His return to the PDP marks a swift political reversal, having previously left the party after years of membership.
Umbugadu initially joined the PDP in 2014 after defecting from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and remained with the party until his brief stint in the APC.
His latest move is expected to reshape political alignments in Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 elections.
Umar Muhammed
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