Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, George Moghalu, has officially resigned his membership of the party.
Moghalu made the announcement in a resignation letter he shared on his X handle on Tuesday.
The letter, dated January 26, 2026, was addressed to the Chairman of Ward 1, Labour Party, Uruagu, Nnewi, and stated that his decision took immediate effect.
“I bring you the good wishes of my family and to formally inform you of my resignation from the Labour Party, effective today, the 26th of January, 2026,” the letter read.
In the letter, Moghalu expressed gratitude to the party for giving him the platform to contest the 2025 Anambra State governorship election. He also asked that his appreciation be conveyed to party members and signed off as “Ohamadike Na Nnewi.”
Moghalu’s exit from the Labour Party comes barely months after he contested the governorship election on its platform. Before joining the party in October 2024, he was a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he served as National Auditor.
The former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), a role he held between 2019 and 2023, resigned from the APC in August 2024. At the time, he cited personal reasons and the search for a “better platform” to realise his ambition of becoming governor.
After moving to the Labour Party, Moghalu clinched the party’s governorship ticket in April 2025 ahead of the Anambra State election. However, he was defeated in the November 8, 2025, poll by the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who secured a return ticket.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, Moghalu rejected the election results, describing the entire process as a “scam” and alleging widespread vote-buying and other electoral irregularities.
What you should know
George Moghalu has been a familiar figure in Nigeria’s political landscape, with experience spanning both federal appointments and party politics.
His resignation from the Labour Party follows his loss in the 2025 Anambra governorship election and adds to a pattern of party movement that began with his exit from the APC in 2024. Moghalu’s post-election rejection of the results, citing alleged irregularities, had already signalled deep dissatisfaction with the political process.
His latest move is likely to fuel speculation about his next political step and future alignment ahead of upcoming political contests in Anambra State.
