High Chief Peter Ameh has resigned from the Labour Party. The former national chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) made it official in a letter dated May 6, 2026.
He addressed the letter to the chairman of Ogugu Ward 1 in Olamaboro Local Government Area. In it, he called the decision “difficult but necessary,” made for the sake of national progress and democratic stability.
According to the statement obtained by Observers Times, Ameh reflected on his time in the party. He said his involvement had always been tied to social democratic ideals and strengthened by the memory of his late brother, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam (A.A. Salam), who once served as the Labour Party’s national chairman.
“I remain deeply honoured to have walked part of this journey in his memory,” the letter stated. He also spoke of the close friendship and solidarity the two brothers had shared inside the party.
His resignation feels like the end of an era. Still, Ameh made clear that his belief in a genuine multi-party democratic system has not wavered. He stressed that the move was not driven by personal anger. Instead it came from a firm belief that political institutions have to rest on trust and the sanctity of agreements.
“My decision is born from the conviction that political institutions must be built on trust, respect for agreements, and institutional integrity,” he wrote. “Our words, both in private and public, must reflect our actions and decisions.”
He thanked the ward chairman, Mr. Adams, and party members across Olamaboro and the rest of Nigeria for the trust and cooperation they had shown him.
As he moves into the next chapter, the former PPA chairman wished the National Working Committee (NWC) and ordinary members of the Labour Party well in the years ahead. He repeated his own commitment to building a more prosperous and democratic Nigeria.
The news has already started conversations about where he might turn up next, given his long record in party administration and national politics.
