Justice Peter Umeadi resigns from APGA and has officially withdrawn from all partisan political activities in Nigeria.
The 2023 APGA presidential candidate announced his decision in a letter dated November 24, 2025, addressed to Mr. Onyekwelu Jideobi, Chairman of APGA Ward 1, Nri, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State.
In the letter titled “Resignation from Membership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),” Umeadi thanked the party for allowing him to represent it in the last presidential election.
He wrote, “I respectfully resign from my membership of Nri Ward 1, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). By the same token, I withdraw from all partisan politics in Nigeria.”
Umeadi, who ran on the Umeadi-Mohammed 2023 ticket, became the first jurist and law professor to contest Nigeria’s presidency. His campaign emphasized the rule of law, separation of powers, and due process, aiming to strengthen equity and national development.
He joined APGA on March 20, 2019, and secured the party’s presidential ticket on June 1, 2022. His nomination was celebrated as a breakthrough for legal professionals entering politics, promoting values of integrity, fairness, and institutional reform.
Born on July 4, 1955, Umeadi served as Chief Judge of Anambra State from 2011 to 2019. He currently works as a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a Life Bencher, Patron of the Anambra Book and Creativity Network (ANBUKRAFT), and a member of the World Jurist Association (WJA).
