Ex-Kogi Deputy Governor Awoniyi dumps PDP

The crisis rocking the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dimension on Thursday, as a former deputy governor of the state, Abayomi Awoniyi, officially dumped the party “after 25 unbroken years of loyal and dedicated membership and service.”

Awoniyi, who served as deputy to former Governor Idris Wada, conveyed his resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of PDP in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, dated 31st August 2023.

The letter, titled “Letter of Resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party,” released to the media on Thursday, reads: “I hereby write to tender my letter of resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party after 25 unbroken years of loyal and dedicated membership and service.

“With this resignation, I cease to be a member of the PDP. Kindly convey my sincere gratitude to the party faithful in Mopamuro LGA, Kogi West Senatorial District, and indeed the entire state, through your fellow LGA Party chairmen, for their support and camaraderie over the years.

“I look forward to our continued friendship despite no longer being members of the same political party.”