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Former Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has resigned his membership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Bindow, who served as Adamawa governor from 2015 to 2019, announced his resignation in a letter dated July 15, 2026, addressed to the Ward Chairman of the ADC in Lokuwa Ward, Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.
In the letter, Bindow said his decision followed “careful reflection and extensive consideration” of his personal convictions, political aspirations and commitment to serving the people.
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The letter reads “I write to formally tender my resignation from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, effective from 15th July, 2026.
“This decision follows careful reflection and extensive consideration of my personal convictions, political aspirations, and commitment to the continued service of our people.
“I remain grateful for the opportunity to have associated with the party and to have contributed, in my own way, to its growth and democratic ideals. I hold the leadership and members of the party in high regard and wish them success in their future endeavors.
“As political realities continue to evolve, I believe it is necessary for me to take a new path consistent with my vision and responsibilities to the people I have always sought to serve.
“It is time to move, so I have moved. Please accept my best wishes and assurances of my continued respect.”
Oyo State’s All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, approved a new set of campaign appointments Thursday, structuring leadership across the state’s three senatorial districts ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election.
Alli, who represents Oyo South in the National Assembly, announced the appointments in a statement issued in Ibadan, building on the earlier appointment of Chief Yemi Aderibigbe as Director-General of the campaign organization.
Hon. Sola Ogunbode was named Deputy Director-General, tasked with supporting Aderibigbe in coordinating campaign activities across the state. Three Assistant Directors-General were also appointed to lead district-level operations: Barrister Lowo Obisesan for Oyo South, Rt. Hon. Asimiyu Alarape for Oyo Central, and Hon. Rasaq Raji for Oyo North.
“The appointments are expected to deepen grassroots mobilisation, enhance coordination across the three senatorial districts and reinforce the campaign’s readiness ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the state,” Alli said in the statement.
Alli expressed confidence that the appointees would bring political experience, leadership capacity, and commitment toward securing an APC victory in the race. He framed the campaign structure as intentionally broad-based, pledging that no faction within the party would be excluded from the effort.
“Let me assure all our party men and women that this campaign will be all-inclusive. No one will be left behind. Every ward, every local government, every interest group within our party has a role to play in this project,” Alli said, adding, “We are one APC family. The task ahead is huge, but with unity of purpose, we will achieve it together.”
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The three Assistant Directors-General bring distinct political backgrounds to their new roles. Raji, who hails from Igbeti in Olorunsogo Local Government Area, is described as a grassroots politician and APC chieftain. Alarape, a metallurgical engineering graduate, served as Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2003 and later as Minority Leader from 2019 to 2023, in addition to serving as a Special Adviser during the administration of the late Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala. Obisesan, a lawyer and Ibadan senior chief, served as Commissioner for Environment under the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi and is the founder of Black & White Law Chamber.
The appointments reflect a common structuring approach in Nigerian gubernatorial campaigns, where candidates build leadership teams that mirror a state’s senatorial district divisions to ensure balanced representation and localized mobilization capacity across distinct political zones. Oyo State’s three senatorial districts, Oyo South, Oyo Central, and Oyo North, each carry distinct political histories and voting patterns that have shaped how successive gubernatorial campaigns in the state have organized their structures, typically pairing a central campaign leadership with district-level coordinators drawn from politicians with established local followings.
