By Chimaobi Nwaiwu, Nnewi
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) within the 2023 basic election, Justice Prof. Peter Umeadi, has introduced his resignation from the occasion and his withdrawal from all types of partisan politics in Nigeria.
In a letter personally signed and dated November 24, 2025, addressed to the Chairman of APGA Ward 1, Nri, in Anaocha Native Authorities Space of Anambra State, Mr. Onyekwelu Jideobi, Justice Prof. Umeadi expressed appreciation to APGA for granting him the chance to fly its flag within the final presidential election.
The letter titled “Resignation from Membership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)” learn partly:
“I respectfully write to resign from my membership of Nri Ward 1, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). By the identical token, I withdraw from all partisan politics in Nigeria.
I thank APGA for fielding me as its presidential candidate within the 2023 elections. The resignation of my membership from APGA and withdrawal from partisan politics in Nigeria takes impact from right now. Settle for the peace of mind of my warmest regards.”
Justice Prof. Umeadi, who ran on the Umeadi–Mohammed 2023 ticket, was the primary jurist and regulation educational to emerge as a presidential candidate of a significant political occasion in Nigeria. His marketing campaign was anchored on the rules of rule of regulation, separation of powers, and due course of, with a imaginative and prescient for social progress and equitable alternative for all Nigerians.
He joined APGA on March 20, 2019, at Nri Ward 1, and clinched the occasion’s presidential ticket on June 1, 2022. His candidacy, extensively thought to be a brand new chapter for authorized professionals in Nigerian politics, emphasised integrity, equity, and institutional reform.
Born on July 4, 1955, Justice Prof. Umeadi served as Chief Choose of Anambra State from 2011 to 2019. He’s additionally a Visiting Professor of Regulation on the College of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Life Bencher, Patron of the Anambra E book and Creativity Community (ANBUKRAFT), and a member of the World Jurist Affiliation (WJA).
With quite a few awards {and professional} recognitions to his title, Justice Prof. Umeadi’s withdrawal marks the top of an period for considered one of Nigeria’s most revered authorized minds to have ventured into partisan politics.
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