A former governor of Imo State, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has resigned from the main opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a variance of “personal beliefs” as part of his reason for leaving the PDP.
Ihediora, who was the former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, left PDP 26 years after joining the party.
The legislator said, “Regrettably, in recent times, the party has taken on a path that is at variance with my personal beliefs. Despite my attempt to offer counsel, the party is, sadly no longer able to carry out internal reforms, enforce its own rules, or offer credible opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress,” he said in a Tuesday letter addressed to the party’s chairman in the Mbutu Ward of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.
“It is in the light of the foregoing, that I am compelled to offer my resignation from the People’s Democratic Party effective immediately. While this decision was difficult one, I, however, that it is the right one. Despite this resignation, I will always be available to offer my services toward toward the deepening of democracy and good governance in Nigeria.”
