A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Sen. Emma Nwaka, on Thursday, dumped the former ruling party.

This was even as the party thanked Nwaka for his enormous contribution to the party over the years.

Nwaka, in his resignation letter titled “Time for me to quit”, said he had chosen to keep the decision private but was compelled to speak out.

According to him, the decision to make my exit from PDP, albeit for personal reasons, was not taken whimsically. I chose this path after consideration and reflection on the trajectory of my political life.

He added that the time had come for him to chart a new course.

“I am grateful for the honour of piloting the affairs of the Abia State Chapter of the party for five years. I am really happy I served without a whiff of any scandal instead, the period under my watch brought to the party uncommon stability, peace, and a winning streak. The party won two governorship elections back-to-back, controlled the State House of Assembly, and won about all the seats in the National Assembly in two general elections,” he said.

He added, “I resigned from PDP a long time ago and I have not been attending their functions. They have been inviting me. Let them allow me to rest.

“I don’t have to be in the platform of any political party to be of service to my people. But in the future, if it becomes necessary for me to align with any political party, I will also make it known, but for now, I want to be alone.”

On if his exit will shake the party, Nwaka said, “They don’t need people like me, but that is not the cause of my resignation. I just thought it was time for me to go. I have not thought about where I will go next.”

Meanwhile, the PDP thanked him for his contributions to the party.

Answering questions on Nwaka’s resignation, the Head, Abia PDP Media Team, Abraham Amah, said such a decision is personal and that issuing a resignation letter is not mandatory.

“You either resign or remain partisan,” he said.

“We thank him for his enormous contributions to the party and wish him well in his future nonpartisan life,” Amah added. (The PUNCH: Text, Excluding Headline)

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