The Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Bathiya Wesley, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside 13 other lawmakers, in a development that has stirred political tension across the state.
The resignation was announced during Wednesday’s plenary session after the Clerk of the House, Umar Usman Hamid, read the order of proceedings for the day. Speaker Wesley subsequently informed members of his decision to quit the PDP.
Also resigning from the party are the Deputy Speaker, Mohammed Buba Jidjiwa (Jada-Mbulo), Kefas Calvin (Toungo), Bulus Geoffrey (Leko–Koma), Haruna Jilantikiri (Madagali), Kefas Emmanuel (Song), Ahmed Jingi Belel (Maiha), Moses Yerima Zah (Michika), Kate Raymond Mamuno (Demsa), Pwamwakeno Mackondo (Numan), Adun John Alaba (Uba-Gaya), Bulus Kantom (Shelleng), Musa Mahmud Kallamu (Mayo Belwa) and Japhet Hammanjabu (Verre).
However, the member representing Lamurde State Constituency, Bauna Myandiasa of the PDP, was absent during the session.
Speaking with journalists shortly after plenary, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Mahmud Kallamu, said the affected lawmakers were consulting with their constituents to determine the political platform they would join.
He added that their next political move would align with the direction to be taken by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
“We are consulting with our people, and whatever direction the governor takes is the direction we will follow,” Kallamu stated.
The mass resignation has fueled speculation about possible realignments within the state’s political structure, particularly ahead of future electoral contests.
Reacting to the development, Mohammed Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, said the unfolding events indicate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is attracting support across party lines, including from opposition members.
Political observers say the move by the Speaker and majority of the lawmakers could significantly reshape the balance of power in the Adamawa State Assembly and alter the state’s political landscape in the coming months.
