Ex-National Scribe Quits NNPP, May Return To APC

The former acting national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe has resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Akpanudoedehe has been a serial governorship contender in different political party platforms, including the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the NNPP, since 2011.

He quit the ruling APC in the run-up to the 2023 elections for the NNPP, where he contested again, but failed as the incumbent governor Umo Eno, then of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

After two years, the former minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) tendered his resignation to the NNPP on Monday, June 30, 2025. Political pundits viewed this as a step to reunite with political allies, including President Tinubu and the former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who was touted to be on his way to the APC.

“President Bola Tinubu and Senator Akpanudoedehe, have been long time friends and political ally. It was after he left his position as the Acting National Secretary of the APC that he built a new alliance with Alhaji Kwankwaso, in ANPP, where he secured the flag and endorsement to contest the 2023 governorship election.

“Now that it seems the former Kano governor could move to the APC, following the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, our leader could see it as the right opportunity to revive his political essence by reuniting with Kwankwaso, and President Tinubu.

“That move could also be a tactical political strategy to mend fences with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over their age – long political differences,” a political stakeholder in Uyo, noted.

However, in his resignation letter to the Uyo NNPP ward 6 Executive, Pastor Akpanudoedehe, explained that the decision to ditch the NNPP followed a careful review of his two-year stint with the party.

“I write to formally tender my resignation letter from the NNPP with immediate effect. After careful reflection, I have decided to review my membership with the NNPP. My time in the ANPP was eventful and has offered valuable lessons. I believe it’s time to move on,” he maintained.