An ex-spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West, Mr Ayo Fadaka, has resigned his membership of the party.
Describing his decision as a bitter pill to swallow in view of his years of commitment and service to the party, he said he is leaving the party due to the continued crisis plaguing it.
Fadaka, who had also served as the party’s spokesman in Ondo State,in his resignation letter on Tuesday, regretted that the nation’s former vibrant and leading opposition party, which used to be the pride of politicians, has been decimated.
He is yet to announce his new party.
In his resignation letter addressed to the Ward 8 Chairman of the party in Akure, which was also copied to the Akure South Local Government and the State and South-West Chairmen of the party, Fadaka maintained that some people merely saw the party as a meal ticket.
He said in the letter which was dripping with pain: “I am writing to notify you of my decision to resign from the Peoples Democratic Party forthwith. This decision did not come lightly; however, it was triggered by the many crises that continue to consume the party.
“The PDP is a victim of ill-bred individuals who unfortunately rose to very lofty heights through IT and eventually turned around to stab it mercilessly, characters who are bereft of integrity and depth, yet possess an uncanny ability to shamelessly prosecute an evil agenda to liquidate a party that in its days of glory was regarded as the ‘biggest party in Africa’ from within.
“Aside from this class is another thriving group of “rent-seeking and taking” privileged class, to whom the Party remains a meal ticket and is ever ready, without conscience, to compromise its interest without blinking an eye; no party thrives in such circumstances.
“In summary, the PDP is a victim of its very opportunistic leadership, which merely regards it as a taxi cab that, upon taking them to their desired destination, can be discarded.
“In view of the above, I have since realised that my seemingly irrevocable commitment to the Party can, after all, be revoked; therefore, my membership of the PDP is hereby terminated. I wish the Party well.”
