Abaribe Quits PDP, Resigns As Senate Minority Leader

Minority leader in the Nigeria’s senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) days to the Abia State governorship primary of the party.

Abaribe also resigned his role as minority leader in the upper chamber.

The vociferous senator who aspired to Abia State governorship under the PDP platform, withdrew from the race ahead of the primary election won by Eleazar Ikonne.

The senator conveyed his message of exit from the PDP and as a minority leader in both the party and the senate in separate letters to the ward chairman of the PDP in the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State and the President of the Senate in the National Assembly.

Abaribe said his reasons for leaving the PDP was due to display of illegality, impunity and undemocratic decisions made by the pary leaders, adding that his next move would be communicated at the appropriate time.

The letter which was addressed to the party’s ward Chairman, titled “Resignation of my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,” read in part, “I write to inform you of my decision to resign as a member of (the) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“This development is consequent upon the shameful display of illegality, impunity and undemocratic decision of the party and after due consultations with my constituents.”

According to the letter he addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Lawan Ahmed, concerning his resignation as a member of the party in the upper chamber, and the minority leader in the senate, Abaribe wrote, “This is to notify you and my dear colleagues in the Senate that I have formally resigned my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party through my ward. This also means my resignation as (the) Minority Leader of the Senate.”

“I wish to thank you and my dear colleagues in the Leadership of the Senate for the warm camaraderie we enjoyed while I was Minority Leader.”

Abaribe’s resignation comes days after the exit of former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi who also withdrew from the presidential race under the platform of the party over alleged gang up against him by some party leaders.

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