The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Ekiti State has claimed another casualty,
as the Special Assistant to the Governor on
Parliamentary Affairs, Samuel Ajibola, has
resigned his appointment.
Ajibola in his letter of resignation said he quit the
Ayo Fayose-led administration “on basic
developmental issues and the economic situation
in the state which he can no longer pretend
over.”
He was the only PDP member of the House of
Assembly before Fayose came to power on
October 16, 2014.
Ajibola later joined six All Progressives Congress
(APC) lawmakers who joined Fayose’s camp.
In his letter dated May 28,2016, Ajibola said, “I
humbly write this to formally notify you that I am
resigning from my position as your S.A on
Parliamentary Affairs.
“Sir, within my personal conviction, I am satisfied
that I have in honesty and utmost loyalty served
the PDP, the people of EKiti and government in
general.
“Therefore, I am premising my resignation on
some basic developmental issues and the
economic situation in the state which I cannot
continuing to pretend over.
“My resignation takes off immediately.”
When pressed to speak further on why he quit
the party, the former lawmaker said he got into
trouble with Fayose for going to the house of
former Governor Segun Oni to celebrate
Christmas with the latter last December.
Ajibola also disclosed that his meeting with a
party elder, Chief Clement Awoyelu, with the
intent to broker peace with a faction led by the
former senator did not go down well with the
governor who allegedly accused him of holding
meeting with his political opponents.
He added: “My brother, as SAPA, the Governor
pay me N220,000 and I am a grassroot politician,
which the Governor himself knows what it means.
“Also I have one of children, currently serving and
two others in the university, how do I cope and
my constituency are also of high hope that they
have a son in the Fayose cabinet.”