Former Governor of Benue State, Chief Gabriel Suswam, Vande-U-Tiv, has dumped the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Governor, in a letter dated February 4 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Mbagber Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area (LGA), cited “persistent and unresolved internal conflicts” as the reason for dumping the umbrella party.
“As a committed democrat and stakeholder in Nigeria’s political development, I find it increasingly difficult to reconcile my continued membership with my personal convictions, political philosophy, and desire to contribute meaningfully to nation-building within a stable and functional political framework,” Chief Suswam said.
According to Chief Suswam, political parties must serve as platforms for ideas, discipline, and constructive engagement, not arenas of endless internal warfare, regretting that the current state of affairs within the PDP no longer aligns with these ideals.
“I therefore consider it honourable and necessary to step aside while wishing the party well, should it one day find the courage and consensus to resolve its longstanding internal contradictions,” he went on.
Shortly after announcing his resignation, the former two-time House of Representatives member, Governor, and Senator was enrolled in the APC.
