Hon AbduKabir Adekunle Akinlade, the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections in Ogun, has resigned his membership of the Party.

Akinlade, in a resignation letter addressed to the Chairman of the PDP in his Agosasa Ward III in Ipokia Local Government area of Ogun State, said the decision became necessary after wide consultation and engagement with party members, leaders, political associates and other stakeholders.

The Director General of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election in Ogun State, in a press statement he personally signed attributed the decision to wide range of crises in the party both at the national and states levels.

Triple A, as popularly called, said his decision wasn’t taken lightly but followed persistent and unresolved internal crises in the Ogun State Chapter of the PDP which, he said, has regrettably undermined collective aspirations for a more inclusive, democratic, and forward-looking party.

The former governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in 2029 in Ogun State and a former member of the House of Representatives also blamed the National Working Committee of the Party for missing opportunities to unite the Party in Ogun State, but rather decided to pitch its tent a faction of the Party.

“This decision was not taken lightly. It follows persistent and unresolved internal crises within the Ogun State chapter of the PDP, which have regrettably undermined our collective aspirations for a more inclusive, democratic, and forward-looking party.

“Despite our genuine commitment to party-building and efforts to provide credible leadership, we were met with deliberate obstructions, institutional disregard, and repeated acts of bad faith from both zonal and national leadership of the party.

“Rather than serve as a stabilizing force and neutral arbiter, the National Working Committee (NWC) chose to align with a particular faction of the party in Ogun State, effectively abandoning its constitutional responsibility to promote unity and fairness.

“This partisan posture culminated in the recognition of a parallel register during the 2024 Local Government and State Congresses, in clear violation of the PDP’s constitution and guidelines.

“Our group had complied with all procedural requirements during the registration exercise, submitting duly compiled and authenticated membership registers containing over 49,000 names.

“These registers were accepted and formed the basis for the Ward Congresses of August 2024. However, the sudden substitution of our validated register with that of another group, and the imposition of unauthorized congress outcomes, rendered the process not only unjust but unsustainable.

“These infractions triggered parallel congresses across the 236 Wards, 20 Local Governments, and at the state level leading to prolonged legal disputes now before the Court of Appeal.

“Yet again, during the recently concluded PDP South West Zonal Congress, the party leadership missed another opportunity for reconciliation by excluding our bloc from meaningful participation and ceding total control to one faction.”

Akinlade also raised concerns about the future of the party in Nigeria owing to turmoil within the structure of the party at the national level and the growing defections across the federation.

“The current turmoil within the national structure of the PDP, coupled with growing defections across the federation, raises valid concerns about the future and direction of the party.

“As a leader with a duty to my constituents, political family, and supporters, I cannot continue to associate with a party whose internal processes are defined by selective justice and institutional bias.”