The lawmaker representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State in the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide, has announced his resignation from the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Abejide, who was elected twice to the National Assembly on the ADC platform, made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
“I joined ADC, nurtured it to national recognition as a political party with representation in both national and state assemblies. The party structure was funded by me as the then national leader of the party, which I have willingly relinquished to the current national chairman, Honourable Nafiu Bala Gombe, and I wish him good luck as he continues to fight for his rights in court,” he said.
“I have decided to change the broken bricks in the ADC and become a cornerstone in a better political party with a strong structure that will benefit my people,” he added.
His resignation comes shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reinstated the David Mark-led leadership following a Supreme Court ruling on the party’s leadership crisis.
Abejide accused former Senate President David Mark and other members of an opposition coalition of “hijacking” the party, a development he said informed his decision to challenge them in court.
“It is a painful decision but necessary to save my political future from those who came to destroy my former political party that I laboured hard to nurture and loved dearly,” he said.
He added that, on the advice of his lawyers, he decided to leave the party in order to safeguard his political future.
Abejide, however, declined to disclose his next political destination, saying his next move would be made public soon.
“You will know any moment from now where I am heading to. Maybe by the time I obtain my form, it will be clear to you,” he said.
