Senator Godswill Akpabio has tendered his resignation as Minority Leader of the Senate.
The later dated August 4 and addressed to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha and the Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers did not state any reason for the resignation.
Akpabio, however, thanked the Senate Minority leadership and referred to the PDP as “our great party”, “for giving him the opportunity to lead the caucus for three years.”
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The letter read in part,
“This letter is to formally inform you of my resignation as the Senate minority leader with effect from August 4, 2018.
“Let me thank the Senate minority leadership, our distinguished colleagues and our great party, the PDP for the opportunity to lead the caucus in the last three years.
“Please accept the assurances of my highest esteem.”
Senator Akpabio had on Sunday met with President Muhammadu Buhari and on Monday consulted with All Progressive Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
Akpabio, who becomes the first leader of a party caucus in the Senate to resign and defect to another political party
See his letter:
Thank you for the opportunity to lead the Senate caucus in the last three year, Please accept the assurance of my highest esteem pic.twitter.com/a2jyO63giz
— Godswill Obot Akpabio (@SenatorAkpabio) August 7, 2018
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