A former Minister of Health, Professor A.B.C. Nwosu, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the Labour Party ( LP).
Nwosu announced that his exit from the PDP takes effect from January 12.
This was contained in a letter of resignation addressed to the National Chairman of PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, dated January 12, 2023, of which the party acknowledged the receipt of his resignation letter.
“I hereby resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party and its Board of Trustee with effect from today, Thursday, 12th January, 2023.
“The resignation for me is a matter of conscience and principle because of the party’s inability to adhere to the rotation provision in its(PDP) constitution.
“The journey to rotational presidency between the north and south of Nigeria has been a long and arduous one and I have been involved. Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) must learn to keep to an agreement reached by a constituent assembly(19950; and enshrined in the Party’s constitution (1998), he said.
Below is the details of the letter:
