Former two-time member of the Home of Representatives and ex-Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Nationwide Meeting Issues (Home of Representatives), Hon. Nasiru Baballe Ila, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing marginalisation and lack of inside democracy inside the get together.
In a letter dated October 23, 2025, and addressed to the Ward Chairman of Gyadi-Gyadi Arewa in Tarauni Native Authorities Space of Kano State, Ila described his resignation as a “painful but obligatory resolution.”
He accused the get together management of sidelining founding members, notably those that got here from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of many legacy events that shaped the APC.
“The remedy I’ve acquired inside the get together, notably in Kano, and different salient developments have compelled me to take this step,” the letter learn partially.
Ila, who represented Tarauni Federal Constituency between 2011 and 2019, lamented that regardless of his dedication to the APC since its formation, he and his supporters had been constantly marginalised and denied recognition.
“Past my private experiences and people of my supporters who’ve been constantly sidelined, the management’s refusal in any respect ranges to acknowledge and contain core legacy members from the defunct CPC in get together actions has been disheartening,” he wrote.
He additional recalled being denied a return ticket to the Home of Representatives in 2019, an incident he mentioned mirrored the get together’s rising disregard for equity and inclusiveness.
“The get together’s lack of inside democracy and inclusiveness starkly contradicts its progressive beliefs,” he acknowledged. “As a principled particular person, and according to my conviction and religion, I can now not, in good conscience, stay in a celebration that compromises my values.”
The previous presidential aide, who served beneath the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, introduced his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the place he mentioned his values and rules can be revered.
“It provides me nice pleasure, after cautious consideration, to align myself with a brand new platform that displays the very cause I joined politics — service to humanity,” he mentioned, including that he would proceed to uphold “politics with out bitterness.”
