The
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih,
has said his resignation Wednesday, was to allow President Goodluck Jonathan
take over the position.
Mr.
Anenih had earlier resigned his position citing the current state of affairs in
the party as his reason.
In
a one-page letter President Goodluck Jonathan, the leader of the party, Mr.
Anenih said his decision to quit would enable the president to effectively
assume the chairmanship of the BoT.
The
letter dated May 20, 2015 and titled: “Notice of my decision to step down as
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party.”
Mr.
Jonathan leaves office on May 29 following his defeat by his All Progressives
Congress challenger, Muhammadu Buhari, in the March 28 presidential election.
The
letter reads: “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. I
had also repeated this position in our subsequent meetings.
“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.
“Your
Excellency, kindly accept the expression of my highest regards,” the letter
said.
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