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Ex-Benue Finance Commissioner, David Olofu Dumps PDP

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Former Benue State Commissioner for Finance and Budget, David Olofu, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decade-long affiliation with the opposition party.

Naijaonpoint reports that Olofu, who served under ex-Governor Samuel Ortom from 2015 to 2023, made the announcement in a resignation letter dated June 30, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman of Edikwu Ward 2 in Apa Local Government Area.

The letter was made available to journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday.

In the letter, Olofu stated that his decision was guided by his desire to exercise his constitutional right to freedom of association and to pursue broader interests that serve his community and the state.

The letter reads, “I write to inform you of my decision to resign as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with effect from 30th June, 2025.

“This decision has become necessary as I move to exercise my right to freedom of association enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“I have done this in the interest of Edikwu Ward 2, Apa Local Government Area, Benue South Senatorial District, and indeed Benue State.”

Olofu, who also served as Chairman of the Forum of State Commissioners for Finance of Nigeria (2019–2023), was a key technocrat in the Ortom administration and is currently the leader of a new political coalition in Apa LGA.