Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Atiku introduced his resignation in a letter dated July 14, stating that his resolution was necessitated by what he described as a departure from the founding beliefs of the celebration.
“I’m writing to formally resign my membership from the Folks’s Democratic Party (PDP) with instant impact,” the letter reads.
“As a founding father of this esteemed Party, it’s certainly heartbreaking for me to make this resolution.
“Nevertheless, I discover it essential to half methods as a result of present trajectory the Party has taken, which I consider diverges from the foundational rules we stood for. It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I resign, recognizing the irreconcilable variations which have emerged.”
Atiku additionally prolonged his finest needs to the PDP and its management, expressing appreciation for the assist he acquired through the years.
Alongside Atiku’s exit, all native authorities and ward chairmen of Jada Native Authorities Space in Adamawa State—his residence state—have additionally withdrawn their membership from the celebration.
The previous vice chairman is predicted to affix the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
