Barely three days to the PDP presidential primary election slated for May 28 and 29, former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has pulled out of the presidential race.
He also dumped the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and hinted that he would be running for the nation’s presidency on the platform of another political party.
“I am writing to intimate you of my resignation from the PDP which was conveyed to the Chairman of Agulu Ward 2, Anaocha LGA, Anambra, effective Friday, 20 May, 2022. Consequently, I am by this letter informing you of my withdrawal for the PDP Presidential Primaries.
“Our national challenges are deep-seated and require that we each make profound sacrifices towards rescuing our country. My commitment to rescuing Nigeria remains firm, even if the route differs,” Obi wrote in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu.
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According to him, recent developments in the party informed his decision.
See the letter below;