Bolaji Abdullahi dumps PDP, resigns membership from ward
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the resignation letter he wrote to the Chairman of his PDP ward Ubandawaki, Kwara State and made available to newsmen on Monday, he did not however state reason prompting his leaving the opposition party.
While describing it as a difficult decision, the former Minister of Youth and Sports Development commended the leadership of the party for the opportunity to serve the party.
Although Abdullahi did not indicate his next move on the party he will join, there are serious speculations that he might rejoin the ruling party.
The letter read: &#;I want to formally resign my membership of the PDP. I have had ample time to reflect and I have come to the difficult conclusion that this is only tenable for me this time.
&#;Mr Chairman, please permit me to express, through you, my gratitude to the leadership of the party for the opportunities that I have had to serve the state and the country on its platform and for the gre
Immediate-past National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained his decision to resign his appointment and quit the party.
According to a statement published by Vanguard, Abdullahi said, “In view of recent political developments in the country and within the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have decided to resign my position as the National Publicity Secretary as well as my membership of the party with effect from today.
&#;In the last few days, I have had to endure the flagrant usurpation of my role as the spokesman of the party in a manner that I consider unbefitting of a ruling party and inconsistent with my ethical standards.
“I have served the APC honestly and to the best of my ability and when I stood for and won my election at the last convention; it was a keen desire to continue to do so.
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&#;However, in a situation whereby my loyalty is constantly brought into question; my subordinates deployed to subvert my office; and my views constantly second-guessed on the basis of my political affiliation, it has become imperative for me to review my position.
EX-SPORTS MINISTER, BOLAJI ABDULLAHI!
The immediate past Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has defected from the People&#;s Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress (APC). While speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, Abdullahi urged Nigerians to carefully weigh the options before them in deciding which political party to support in In his words, &#;I have served both at the state and national level and I am convinced now that I should be more involved in contributing to solving problems, not just writing about them (problems) again and that is why I am now a full member of the APC&#;.
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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.
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