1 hour ago
4
ARTICLE AD BOX
A erstwhile Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Akinjide made this announcement connected Monday via a missive addressed to the president of the enactment successful her ward successful Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The missive was made disposable to DAILY POST connected Monday evening.
The erstwhile minister, successful the letter, cited idiosyncratic reflection arsenic the crushed for her decision.
She added that the resignation took effect immediately.
She said, “I hereby formally springiness you announcement of my resignation arsenic a subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), effectual immediately.
“This determination was not taken lightly, fixed the information that I person been a subordinate of the enactment since 2001.”
DAILY POST gathered that Akinjide’s father, precocious Chief Richard Akinjide, served arsenic Minister of Justice during the Second Republic led by precocious Alhaji Shehu Shagari.
He was the 1 who introduced the question of 12/3 astatine the Supreme Court, which made Shagari triumph the tribunal lawsuit connected his electoral triumph successful 1979.
English (US) ·