BEVERLY HILLS, January 22, (THEWILL) – Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, former two-time governor of old Bendel State, has withdrawn his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Ogbemudia, in a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party, said his resignation was due to recent developments within the party which had made his continued membership of the PDP untenable.
As a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, he said he had made efforts to entrench himself in the party for the purpose of shaping an alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“Recent developments within and the non-cohesiveness in matters affecting the party led me to withdraw my membership of the PDP,” he said.
“This decision I have already communicated to the hierarchy of the party alongside my gratitude and appreciation for the privilege the party afforded me to serve in different capacities.
“My resolve to remain in PDP was more deeply entrenched after the presidential election which the PDP lost.
“It was my conviction that the PDP should regroup and convert to a viable alternative as a means of fostering our nascent democracy.”
He said that this conviction led to the revalidation of his membership of the PDP during the last membership revalidation exercise in Edo State.
In the letter, Ogbemudia expressed gratitude for the privileges and opportunities offered him by the party.
Although, he has not announced a defection to any other party, there are speculations that he may be on his way to the APC in order to support his preferred candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo state.
Story by David Oputah
