Indigo Newspaper publisher’s exit adds to a growing list of departures as political realignments gather pace ahead of 2027
The exodus from Adamawa’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed another senior figure. Sahid Umar, Vice Chairman of the party in Adamawa South and publisher of Indigo Newspaper, has resigned his membership, adding to a growing list of departures reshaping the state’s political landscape.
In a resignation letter dated September 26 and obtained by Pioneer Newspaper, Umar thanked the party leadership for the support and cooperation he enjoyed during his membership, but cited only personal reasons for leaving.
“I express my profound gratitude to you and your Exco in the L.G.A for your support and cooperation throughout my membership of the party. I am resigning for personal reasons,” the letter reads.
The letter is silent on his next move. Yet the timing, against a backdrop of high-profile defections to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), has fuelled questions about shifting loyalties in Adamawa South and across the state.
Umar’s resignation follows the September 12 defection of former APC governorship aspirant Abdulrahman Bashir Haske, who joined the APM and promptly secured its governorship ticket.
Momentum built from there. Former Adamawa State House of Assembly Speaker Kabiru Mijinyawa moved to the APM with his supporters, while former PDP State Chairman Tahir Shehu joined the movement alongside other APC chieftains.
The steady stream of departures has put fresh scrutiny on the APC’s internal reconciliation efforts, the relationships among its key stakeholders, and the APM’s expanding footprint across Adamawa.
The state APC has sought to project calm. Its Publicity Secretary, Dogo Victor, dismissed the defectors as engaging in “political tourism” and insisted the party retains strong grassroots support.
For Umar, the pressing question is whether this is a full retreat from partisan politics or the start of a new political chapter. While other former APC figures have pitched their tents with the APM, his letter neither announces membership of another party nor endorses any governorship candidate.
With 2027 drawing closer, attention will remain on the choices of other APC stakeholders in Adamawa South, and on what the wave of exits means for the party’s structure and strength across the state.
