Peter Obi resigns as APGA BoT Chairman
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has resigned from his position as the Chairman, Board of Trustees and Leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Obi tendered his resignation letter to that effect in Abuja office of the party on Thursday.
He addressed his letter to the National Secretary.
The immediate past governor of Anambra State was appointed to the chairmanship of the party's BOT in January 2014 by the National Executive Council of the Party, which, according to him, was yet to be ratified by a Convention of the party as stipulated by the constitution.
Obi did not give details for quitting the exalted position in the party, which has been going through seemingly interminable leadership tussle, but simply cited family and personal reasons.
While wishing the party well in future endeavors, he added that he would remain an ordinary APGA member.
Obi's media assistant, Mr Valentine Obienyem, confirmed the development, citing the balaming game going on the beleaguered party.
He said, “If you recall, my boss was nominated the Leader of the Party and the Chairman of her Board of Trustees in January. The nomination was yet to be ratified by a Convention of the Party, when he submitted his letter of resignation.
“Since the convention will take place next year, people have found it convenient to blame him for the woes of the Party on the reason that he had failed to intervene on matters affecting the party, not knowing that without ratification of his nomination, he had no platform under which to intervene.”
Obi is largely seen as man who sustained APGA over the past decade.
Peter Obi was Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from March 17, 2006 to November 2, 2006, when he was impeached and from February 9, 2007 to May 29, 2007 after his impeachment was overturned.
Although a fresh election was held on April 29, 2007, he was reappointed Governor on June 14, 2007 after a court ruling that he should be allowed to complete a four-year term.
He won a February 6, 2010 election for a second term as governor and was succeeded on March 17, 2014, by Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.