Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has
resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Orubebe communicated his resignation in a letter addressed
to Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the PDP.
The former minister said his resignation is effective
immediately, and that he has notified his ward chairman in Burutu LGA of Delta
state.
“Consequently, I am by this letter intimating you of my
total withdrawal from all activities at the Ward, Local, State and National
levels of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP),” he said.
“I am highly honoured
and privileged to have been part of a political party that successfully
transformed a pariah nation to one that commanded respect in the comity of
nations.
“When we lost the Presidential election in 2015 in
bewildering circumstances, to say the least, it was my belief that the party
would use the opposition period to re-strategise to take back power at the
earliest opportunity.”
According to Orubebe, the current situation in the PDP does
not show that the party is prepared to win the presidential election in 2023.
“However, the present
situation in the party does not inspire confidence that the party is ready to
regain power in 2023. Against the mood of the nation and in complete disregard
for the provisions of the party’s constitution, the party, threw the zoning of
the Presidency open, which created a situation that led to the emergence of a
Northerner as the party’s Presidential flagbearer, thus making the two topmost
positions in the party, after your emergence as the National Chairman, to be
occupied by Northerners, contrary to section 7.3(0) of the party’s
constitution,” he said.
“I salute and commend the Governor of Rivers State, His
Excellency, Nyesom Wike for his efforts and gallantry at the primaries.
Posterity will be kind to him when the history of the party is written.
“There are lots to be said, but out of respect for the
party, I leave some stories untold at this time. My belief in the sanctity of
Nigeria is unshaken and I will continually work for her progress and
development, even if it is through another route”
Orubebe made news headlines after he attempted to disrupt
the collation of results of the 2015 presidential election at the International
Conference Centre, Abuja.
He had accused Attahiru Jega, the then chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of bias against the PDP.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com