Former senator and ex-chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, Gilbert Nnaji, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party after nearly three decades as a member, saying the party he joined has become “irredeemable” and “irreparable.”
In a resignation letter dated December 26 and addressed to the PDP chairman in Umuenwene Ward, Iji Nike, in Enugu East LGA, Nnaji said leaving the party was not an easy choice.
He described the decision as “difficult given the national development prospects and opportunities that the PDP of our dreams held for our dear country, Nigeria”.
Nnaji recalled that the PDP was originally built on “core democratic ideals driven by unity, patriotism, justice, fairness, transparency, selflessness, mutual respect, and resilience”.
He noted that over the years he had “faithfully committed” himself to the party and made “immense contributions” to “this once-largest party in Africa”.
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However, he said the present character of the party bears little resemblance to what its founders intended.
According to him, “recent developments have confirmed that the PDP of the founding fathers has become as irredeemable as it is irreparable”, adding, “it is indeed unfortunate”.
The former lawmaker explained that, after “extensive consultations” with his family, associates and “other eminent citizens,” he decided it was time to find “a better platform to continue to contribute to national development”.
He said he had chosen the African Democratic Congress as his new political home, describing it as “a veritable and promising ground with great and motivated like-minded compatriots to join forces in redirecting the ship of our Nigerian state”.
Nnaji rounded off his letter by thanking PDP leaders for their past support and said he wished the party well in the future.