By Shina Peller, a member of the House of Representatives, has officially parted ways with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The politician, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the APC Chairman in Ward 9, Koso in the Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State.
BlackBox Nigeria had reported that Peller failed to clinch the APC ticket for Oyo North Senatorial District, after losing to the incumbent, Senator Fatai Buhari at the primary held in May.
The disgruntled federal lawmaker has since accused the leadership of the party in the state of manipulation and imposition, part of which was said to have influenced his decision to dump the APC.
In his resignation letter, Peller said he renounced his membership of the ruling party “after due consultation with my people from the Oke Ogun region and beyond who feel humiliated by the undemocratic acts and decisions of some gladiators within Oyo State APC”.
“I write to formally inform you of the renouncement of my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the letter reads.
“I took this decision after due consultation with my people from the Oke Ogun region and beyond who feel humiliated by the undemocratic acts and decisions of some gladiators within Oyo State APC.
“President Muhammadu Buhari preached bottom-to-top approach driven APC, but the undemocratic conduct of some party chieftains particularly in Oyo State has shown that the people from the grassroots and the youth will continue to be at the mercy of the few at the top, who impose their preferred candidate against the wish of the people, as recently witnessed in Oyo North Senatorial District where I belong.
“My people have therefore decided that we withdraw our membership of the APC, and I totally align with them as I delved into politics, not for a selfish reason but for the overall interest of Nigerian youths and the people of Oke Ogun. So. I hereby renounce my membership of the APC.”
The next political move for the politician remains a major source of interest to many, as his four-year stint at the National Assembly ends in 2023.
