Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Melaye anchored his resignation on PDP’s failure to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “the prevailing political cankerworms”.

His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 30 and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 1 in Aiyetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

“This decision has become imperative due to the lack of potency and capacity by the party to deliver the Nigerian people from the prevailing political cankerworms that have eaten deeply into the fabric of our dear nation,” Melaye wrote.

The close ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is a key member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Melaye becomes the latest chieftain to resign from the PDP following the formation of the opposition coalition.

Former Senate President David Mark, Atiku, Dele Momodu are among those who have left the party.

Mark is currently the interim national chairman of the ADC, the platform adopted by the opposition coalition.

Meanwhile, Mark has warned members of the coalition to be committed to ADC, stressing there would be no room for anti-party activities.

Former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has said that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is performing well but lacks an effective communication strategy to relay its achievements to Nigerians.

Aliyu made the statement on the Thursday edition of Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’, while reacting to the outcome of a recent public accountability session held in Kaduna.

Aliyu, reflecting on the discussions at the Kaduna Forum, said the government is facing public dissatisfaction not because it hasn’t delivered, but because it is failing to tell its own story effectively.

The ex-governor said it is proper for political leaders in the North to make demands from Tinubu’s administration since the bulk of the votes that took power came from the region.

“Let the people understand what is happening on the ground. If by what we say that 63/64 percent of the vote came from the north, it is only logical that the north will be expecting so much from the government.

“But from what we have seen so far is that the government is doing well but they do not know how to communicate very well,” he said.

The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, has affirmed the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

The governor was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Ekwutosblog reports that the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal had earlier affirmed Aiyedatiwa’s victory.

The tribunal dismissed petitions filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, challenging the outcome of the election.

Details to follow….