Supreme Court: List of Senators, others who have dumped PDP after Atiku's loss

Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi, have appealed the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which dismissed their petitions and upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election.

But the apex court ruled that the appeals of the oppositions over claims of the violations of the electoral law, fraud and ineligibility of President Tinubu to contest as president did not have merit.

However, the loss of the PDP and Atiku at the Supreme Court appeared to have plunged the party into a deeper crisis as prominent members, including Senators, started dumping the opposition and switching camps.

Three days after the apex court verdict, two senators, a] former House of Representatives member, and top stakeholders have reportedly dumped and switched camp from the PDP.

Below is the list of top PDP chieftains who have dumped or switched camps within three days of the Supreme Court ruling:

Over the weekend, it was reported that Senator Ayo Akinyelure, who resigned from the PDP in May, led over 2000 opposition members to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is a big shake-up for the PDP, which needs help to get it right in terms of leadership to put its house in order.

Senator Obinna Ogba from Ebonyi resigned his membership in PDP

The PDP also suffered a similar implosion in Ebonyi when Senator Obinna Ogba left the party while thanking the opposition for contributing to his political career.

Ogba, who represented Ebonyi Central District between 2015 and 2023, disclosed his decision in his resignation letter dated Friday, October 27, a day after the Supreme Court struck out the PDP and Atiku's appeal.

Ex-Reps member Livinus Makwe and other top members dump PDP in Ebonyi

The implosion of the PDP in Ebonyi did not stop with Senator Ogba, as former House of Representative member Livinus Makwe also dumped the party in the same manner the Senator, as well as top chieftains of the PDP.

Makwe, who represented the Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo federal constituency from 2019 to 2023, announced his resignation from the party on Friday, citing personal reasons.

Six LG Chairmen PDP chieftains resigned Six other local government chairmen followed Ogba and Makwe's resignation from the PDP in the state.

They are:

1. Agbom Friday - Ezza South

2. Nwofe Philip Don - Izzi

3. Nwobasi Ude Chizoba - Ohaozara

4. Chukwu Micheal - Ivo

5. Ifere Sunday Bright - lkwo

6. Ndukwe Orji Okam - Afikpo South

Other PDP chieftains who resigned from the party in Ebonyi

The tsunami also extended to other chieftains of the PDP in Ebonyi as about four top officials resigned from the party.

1. James Alaka - State Organising Secretary

2. Ebeh Kingsley - Zonal Youth Leader

3. Uchenna Nwafor - former Zonal Auditor Southeast

4. Samuel Onyeleke - Zonal Youth Leader, Ebonyi North