Two serving but not Senators – elect for the 10th Senate Wednesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in plenary.
The two senators, Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South) and Ayo Akinyelure (Ondo Central) in separate letters addressed to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said they were quitting PDP as a result of irreconcilable differences and squabbles at the national level and some states.
Urhoghide in particular, in his letter read by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary, said Edo state chapter of PDP is ridden with protracted crises that remained unresolved over the years.
The letter reads: “I write to formally inform you and the entire Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that | am resigning my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), effective immediately.
“This difficult decision arose out of the negative political energy emanating at the moment from the irreconcilable differences and squabbles within the PDP at the national level and especially in my dear state, Edo state.
“These squabbles have spiked to levels that have made it impossible for someone like me who is a confirmed democrat to function and grow as I envisioned in my political journey. I am however grateful to the party which yielded me the platform to achieve the mission of serving my country as a two-term Senator which experience afforded me the opportunity to meet and work with all you wonderful colleagues.”
Akinyelure in his own letter said: “This is to formally inform you and all my colleagues in the 9th Senate of National Assembly that I am resigning my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party with effect from 11” June, 2023 when I must have completed my 4 year tenure in the Senate of the 9 Assembly.”
