Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, who served as the representative for Ondo South from 2019 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has officially dumped the party and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
His resignation letter, dated July 4, was addressed to Mr. Joseph Akindolire, the PDP Chairman of Ward 3 in Ile-Oluji, located in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
In a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Okitipupa, Tofowomo confirmed his exit, expressing concern that the persistent internal crisis within the PDP was negatively affecting the party’s stability.
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“Most PDP members are moving out in droves, and it seems the crisis in the party will not settle soon. I had to seek advice from my political family and made my decision to join the ADC.
“If I want position, I should have joined the APC but I decided to join the coalition ADC which I believe has the power, strength, resources and political will to tackle the APC in 2027 general elections,” he said.
Tofowomo commended President Bola Tinubu for the transformation he brought to Lagos State during his tenure as governor but observed that Tinubu’s approach appears to have shifted since assuming the presidency.
He expressed concern over the nation’s deepening economic hardship, noting that there seems to be no indication of relief or progress on the horizon.
“Tinubu was a fantastic leader when he was Lagos governor, but his position has changed since he became President. Today, there’s increasing poverty and hunger everywhere.
“The two mistakes Tinubu made was the subsidy removal and the floating of the Naira which has taken Nigeria to the back seat,” Tofowomo said.
He expressed confidence that ADC has the wherewithal to wrest power from APC in 2027 and return Nigeria to the path of economic recovery.
“When Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, was in charge with former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007, the debt of Nigeria was reduced to zero, the economy was buoyant, and Nigerians enjoyed the administration.
“Even when David Mark was the Senate President, the Senate was not a rubber stamp and messier as we can see now, the Senate then stood up for all that was right and reject everything that was bad,” Tofowomo said.
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