ABUJA – The chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, on Wednesday stepped down from the position, citing the current state of affairs in the party.
In a one-page letter he signed and sent to President Goodluck Jonathan dated May 20, 2015 and titled: “Notice of my decision to step down as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party”, Anenih said his decision would enable President Jonathan to effectively assume the chairmanship of the BoT.
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The letter read in part: “Your Excellency will recall that in a conversation I had with you a few weeks ago, I had offered to step down from the office of the Chairman of our party’s Board of Trustees and proposed to hand over to you as its new Chairman in a ceremony that would have taken place on the 23rd of May, 2015.
Anenih said he had also repeated this position subsequent meetings with Jonathan.
He further said: “As a follow up to the above proposal and in view of the current state of affairs in our party, I have decided to formally put my offer in writing to enable you effectively assume the Chairmanship of Board of Trustees or approve a process that will enable any other member of the BoT, who is considered competent, to assume the position.
“Kindly accept therefore, this letter as notice of my decision to step down from the position of Chairman of the BoT of our party with effect from today, the 20th of May, 2015.
“I am happy to inform you that, I remain a loyal foundation member of our great party and will continue to pray for the prosperity of Nigeria, our party, and for you and your family,” Anenih said.
Earlier on Wednesday, the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, had resigned, claiming that he did so on health grounds and handing over to Uche Secondus, deputy national chairman, who will be national chairman in acting capacity.
There had been pressure from the party’s stakeholders for Muazu and indeed the entire National Working Committee of the party to step down after the party’s dismal outing in the just-concluded general elections. (With reports from Per Second News)
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