Alhaji Amadu Maina Waziri, who ran as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Yobe State during the 2003 and 2007 elections, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Waziri, a former Minister of Police Affairs and a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, formally ended his membership with the PDP on Monday. He handed in his resignation letter to the Ward Chairman at the Dogotubo Ward Centre in Potiskum Local Government Area.
Explaining his decision, Waziri said the PDP's "current leadership and direction are inconsistent with a major political party," and declared that the party "has lost its moral standing as the primary opposition bastion."
He criticized the party’s current state as a contradiction of its founding mission in 1998, which aimed “to combat non-democratic rule.”
According to Waziri, his defection was motivated by a broader goal of national interest. He said it was time to “recreate democracy, restore good governance, and enable Nigerians to live in peace and prosperity.”
He also pledged to rally his political allies to join the ADC and called on others to support the effort to “restore democratic hope in the country.”
His defection coincided with a zonal meeting of the ADC held in Potiskum, which brought together interim executives from across state, zonal, local government, and ward levels.
Speaking at the event, ADC State Chairman Hon. Umaru Kalli expressed optimism that the party could “wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027 and return Nigeria to the path of economic recovery.”
Party leaders also encouraged youth, women, and the elderly to join the ADC and contribute to national development.
