Kwara ADC's Abubakar Basambo Resigns Over Party Issues

Abubakar Basambo, the Kwara State Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, resigned from the party, citing alleged hypocrisy, dishonesty, and double standards among some leaders. In a resignation letter dated October 23, 2026, addressed to the state chairman through the ward chairman of Magaji Are 1 and the Ilorin East Local Government Area chairman, Basambo expressed that he could no longer cope with the party's direction ahead of the 2027 election.

He criticized the party's governorship candidate, Zakari Mohammed, for arrogance and dishonesty, warning that such conduct could undermine the party's growth. Basambo stated that his decision was not taken lightly and expressed no regrets about leaving, although he respected his political leader, Abubakar Kannike.

He clarified that a meeting with Bolakale Kawu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, was not intended to undermine the ADC. Basambo thanked the party for the opportunity to serve and confirmed that his resignation took immediate effect.