It is now official, Peter Obi has formally resigned as an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This comes as the presidential primary draws nea.
Obi’s presence in the presidential race has drawn a lot of attention both locally and internationally and given a lot of anticipation to the voting public.
The former Anambra State Governor who many see as unwilling to dole out enormous amounts of money to woo PDP delegates, may be sidelined and and out-played by others willing to hand out cash in dollars.
Speculations had emerged 2 days ago that the former banker has concluded plans to dump the PDP for a yet to be announced political party.
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Peter Obi, on Wednesday tendered his resignation letter at the PDP National Secretariat, through his campaign director, Doyin Okupe.
Reports say that Obi’s exit came as the politician expressed fears he might be humiliated at the convention in Abuja.
He allegedly told Peoples Gazette that he got wind of a gang up against him.
Efforts by journalists to reach Peter Obi were unsuccessful as the former governor did not pick up calls.
However, Media Aide, Emeka Obasi, described the report as speculations.
He stated that as the PDP primaries draws near many speculations are expected to emerged.
Obasi stated that the former Anambra governor and his team are still actively preparing for the opposition party’s presidential primary.
Asked if Peter Obi plans to dump the PDP if he loses the ticket, Obasi said his principal is always strategizing.
Nonetheless, he told journalist that Peter Obi keeps such plans close to his chest and will reveal his plan to the media at the appropriate time
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