A former President of the Nigerian Senate, Ken Nnamani, has announced his departure from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, a political platform to which be belonged since 1999, and which, in 2005, made him the third most powerful man in Nigeria.
In a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, Mr. Nnamani said he was quitting the party because the platform had abandoned “the path of its noble vision and values”.
Mr. Nnamani was elected to the Senate President in 2003, and was senate president between 2005 and 2007.
In his statement Saturday, entitled, “PDP, the Burden and My Conscience,” the politician said he was fed up with the current status and direction of the PDP, and was therefore quitting “without any iota of bitterness” in his heart.
“I do not believe I should continue to be a member of the PDP as it is defined today,” Mr. Nnamani said, “This is certainly not the party I joined years ago to help change my country. I do not also believe that the PDP as it is managed today will provide an opportunity for me to continue to play the politics of principles and values which I set for myself as a young man on leaving graduate school and working for a large multinational in the United States in the 70s and 80s.
“Therefore, today I resign my membership of the PDP. In stepping out of partisan politics for the meantime, I will continue to be politically engaged. I will also continue to support the government and all the elected officers in Nigeria to repositioning the nation.
“I will also constructively criticize them when by commission or omission they take actions that could damage the prospects of transforming Nigeria into a productive, merit-based and honestly governed country.”
Mr. Nnamani later told PREMIUM TIMES on telephone that he was leaving because it had become crystal clear to him that nothing would change in the party in the foreseeable future.
He recalled that on November 10, 2015, he led a delegation of concerned party leaders to the Wadata Plaza national secretariat of the party to push for change.
“We were simply dismissed,” Mr. Nnamani said. “They simply said they would get back to us. We haven’t heard from them since then.”
He said even after the party was defeated in the 2015 general election, and other like-minded party members believed that that defeat could be transformed to victory.
“We were hopeful and continued to push for reform,” Mr. Nnamani said. “But as you can see, that hasn’t work. Those who led us to defeat have continued to hold the party down.
“In the circumstance, I have to move on and get on with my life.”
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When the secret ATM that serviced party members has been bursted, how will stomach politicians continue to stay in the party? Am waiting for Iwuanyanwu to leave too.

This APC sha, it's high time they set standards got themselves! You can't just be accepting people you claim to be corrupt into your party...

It's [size=15pt]LadyF[/size] again

If that is the way to purge the party of bad eggs, then, crumble by all means.
The last people we want at the helm of affairs are the same criminals running the country aground.

Hmmmm.......... Those people above me must be using 6G network.....

If he leaves, does it change the fact that he was not a thief........
APC AND PDP......... The same people

Very soon PDP will be zero soon.

The earlier Igbos/Wailers realise PDP is dead and buried,the better for them.

God bless Nigeria.

In another news, Awon Leicester ti take EPL over.

*I missed sir Alex ferguson*

He wants to be declared a Saint

PDP ( Papa Deceive Pikin)

Nigeria political parties are just like a business , when it stop making profits or revenue they close it and look for another profitable one. Though we have gud respected politicians.

Their Palava

Aminat508:

Aminat How market na? E jor you help me see Arsene Wenger? Awon Leicester ti take EPL over O.

Omotayor123:
Their Palava

Yes O my padi. Na Their problem joor.

A politician is always a politician

sameer1212:
Aminat How market na? E jor you help see Arsene Wenger? Awon Leicester to take EPL over O.

yoruba

God bless him at least there will be room for fresh and credible people to join.
PDP will remain.

The father Christmas money sharer dasuki has been exposed

Metuh their leader of arm robbery and corruption has a case with efcc/FG

The ineffectual buffoon who welcomed and endorsed corruption is out of power

Why will they remain in PDP?

hate me or like me, it won't change anything

Aminat508:
yoruba

Typo error. You know sabi yoruba pass me o.

Omotayor123:
Their Palava

Really?

What is remaining of this party? There was a party that boasted to rule for a century but the gluttony of her members compounded by an "INNEFECTUAL BUFFON" led to her downfall and her members deserting

See some of the fools that destroyed Naija.

As expected, nothing new here. Next, he will announce his membership of APC. We know them, they can never survive in opposition.

The bitter truth is, same reason why there's and can never be a virile opposition in Imo state(for now) is same reason why can't play effective and sustained opposition in Ala Igbo regardless of our pedigree, integrity or conscientiousness. Ask and i will explain further. Udo diri unu

Aminat508:

Madam pls what is your opinion on this issue. We are hungry to hear your opinion.

Please say something to feed your fans.

@Topic, if the reasons he stated are true, i support his resignation

Fair weather politicians. When the going is good they hang around but as soon as things begin to turn sour they show their true colour. This is arguably PDP's best time to rebrand and reposition itself. The likes of Nnamani have actually outlived their usefulness.

Perilous Time movement...

DesChyko:
If that is the way to purge the party of bad eggs, then, crumble by all means.
The last people we want at the helm of affairs are the same criminals running the country aground.

pahhh...i dont know which wan is better.....bad eggs or rotten eggs...........


fee dee fee are a bunch of comedians.......

franchizy:


Madam pls what is your opinion on this issue. We are hungry to hear your opinion.

Please say something to feed your fans.

@Topic, if the reasons he stated are true, i support his resignation

she is speechless,because...chaiiiii...................................................

Because hunger is a bad thing.......

Kq