BREAKING: PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Tony Anenih, resigns

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it has received the resignation of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party, Tony Anenih. Mr. Anenih resigned late Wednesday “on personal grounds”.

In accepting the resignation, the NWC noted the outstanding contributions of Mr. Anenih in the party over the years especially in his capacity as the Board of Trustees Chairman.
“As one of the founding fathers of the PDP, the NWC appreciates Chief Anenih’s guiding role in the party in the last 16 years and wish him well in his future endeavours,”
Consequent upon the resignation, the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin holds forth pending the election of a new BoT Chairman, the party announced.

In a one- page letter signed and sent to President Goodluck Jonathan, dated May 20, 2015, Anenih said:

”Your Excellency will recall that in a conversation I had with you a few weeks ago, I had offered to step down from the office of the Chairman of our party’s Board of Trustees and proposed to hand over to you as its new Chairman in a ceremony that would have taken place on the 23rd of May, 2015. I had also repeated this position in our subsequent meetings.
As a follow up to the above proposal and in view of the current state of affairs in our party, I have decided to formally put my offer in writing to enable you effectively assume the Chairmanship of Board of Trustees or approve a process that will enable any other member of the BoT who is considered competent, to assume the position.
Kindly accept therefore, this letter as notice of my decision to step down from the position of Chairman of the BoT of our party with effect from today, the 20th of May, 2015.
I am happy to inform you that, I remain a loyal foundation member of our great party and will continue to pray for the prosperity of Nigeria, our party, and for you and your family. Your Excellency, kindly accept the expression of my highest regards.”
The PDP has been hit by a wave of crisis since losing the recent national elections. Its national chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, resigned earlier on Wednesday. The party had said it will clarify on Thursday whether Mr. Anenih was also resigning as speculated.

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