ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Professor A.B.C. Nwosu has resigned his membership with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its Board of Trustees (BOT).
The former federal Minister of Health, announced that his exit from the PDP takes effect from 12 January, citing non adherence to the principle of rotation by the party as his reason.
Nwosu made this known in a letter of resignation addressed to the National Chairman of PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, dated 12 January, 2023, of which the party acknowledged the receipt of his resignation letter.
The former Minister was a founding member of the PDP and played significant roles in the affairs of the party at the National and Zonal levels.
He said in the resignation letter: “This resignation for me is a matter of CONSCIENCE and PRINCIPLE because of the party’s inability to adhere to the ROTATION provision in its (PDP) Constitution.
”The journey to the rotational presidency between the North and South of Nigeria has been a long and arduous one, and I have been involved.
“Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) must learn to keep to an agreement reached by a Constituent Assembly (1995) and enshrined in the party’s (PDP) Constitution (1998).”