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PDP suffers another major loss in S/E as ex-presidential aspirant, Ndukwe, resigns
Rewrite by Ahmad AYUBA
One of the 2023 presidential aspirants of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, has resigned his membership of the party.
Dr Ndukwe made his decision known in a letter to the Chairman of his Item C Ward in Bende Local Government Area, and copied to the State Chairman of the party, Honourable Asiforo Okere; and the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, respectively.
The former presidential aspirant was also a one time Deputy Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, a former Chief of Staff to the Governor and Commissioner for Works under the immediate past Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
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Citing “personal reasons, current commitments and aspirations” for his decision to quit the PDP, he commended the party for giving him the platform to come to political limelight, and wished it success in the state.
The letter posted on his Facebook page on Monday morning read, “I hope this letter finds you well. It is with a heavy heart that I compose this correspondence to tender my resignation as a member and stakeholder in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abia State, effective immediately.
“My decision to resign as a member within the party stems from personal reasons and reflections on my current commitments and aspirations.
“After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that potting out of PDP is the best course of action for me at this time.
“Serving within the party has been a privilege, and I have valued the relationships I have built with fellow members, as well as the chance to contribute to the party’s objectives and ideals.”
Just last week, the PDP suffered another major loss in the Southeast zone with the exit of former Imo State Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, and over 20 key members of the party in Imo State which included a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), and zonal officers.
With the PDP controlling only the Enugu State Government House in the aftermath of the 2023 elections, two recent developments have further shriveled the standing of the PDP in the Southeast geo-political zone which had been regarded as one of the party’s strong holds in the country.
While Dr Ndukwe said in his letter that he would soon be announcing his political destination after exiting the PDP, observers in the state strongly speculate that the former presidential aspirant may well be on his way to the APC, which is the political forte of his kinsman and the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.
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