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Sokoto PDP Dismisses Goronyo Resignation, Says He Left Chairmanship Nine Months Ago

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  • The Sokoto PDP said former chairman Aliyu Bello Goronyo ceased to lead the party nine months ago after a Supreme Court ruling and fresh party congresses.
  • Goronyo cited personal reasons in a resignation letter dated Aug. 30, 2026, and was announced the next day as campaign director for the African Democratic Congress in Sokoto.
  • State chairman Hayatu Tafida Aminu said the PDP remained strong ahead of the 2027 elections and criticized the state government’s use of federal allocations.

The Sokoto chapter of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party has rejected former chairman Aliyu Bello Goronyo’s resignation, saying he no longer held the position when he submitted the letter.

State chairman Hayatu Tafida Aminu told journalists in Sokoto that Goronyo’s resignation letter, dated Aug. 30, 2026, came nine months after he ceased to be the party’s leader. Goronyo cited “personal reasons” for leaving. Less than 24 hours later, he was announced as the Campaign Director of the African Democratic Congress in Sokoto State.

Aminu linked Goronyo’s removal from the chairmanship to a Supreme Court ruling against the Turaki-led faction of the PDP. He said the party subsequently conducted new ward, local government and state congresses, producing new executives and structures across Sokoto.

We want to make it clear that Alhaji Goronyo is no longer the chairman of PDP in Sokoto. He left us nine months ago after the court judgment and the emergence of new executives.

— Hayatu Tafida AminuThe Sokoto PDP chairman explained why the party rejected Goronyo’s resignation.

“We want to make it clear that Alhaji Goronyo is no longer the chairman of PDP in Sokoto. He left us nine months ago after the court judgment and the emergence of new executives,” Aminu said.

The PDP chairman rejected suggestions that the party had collapsed in the state. He said unity and reorganization would help it recover before the 2027 general elections, when he expected the party to regain its standing in Sokoto politics. He also praised retired Colonel Umar Bature for what he called pragmatic leadership during a difficult period.

Aminu used the briefing to criticize the governing All Progressives Congress. He questioned the impact of the state’s federal allocations and said development should deliver more direct benefits to residents. “Good governance is not only about painting roundabouts. If I may ask, what impact does that have on the people?” he said.

Good governance is not only about painting roundabouts. If I may ask, what impact does that have on the people?

— Hayatu Tafida AminuAminu criticized the APC-led state government’s development priorities.
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