Former Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni has withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Spokesman of Segun Oni Movement, Mr Adebayo Jackson, confirmed this in a telephone chat with our correspondent in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, on Saturday.
Jackson stated that the decision of Oni and thousands of supporters to leave PDP was taken at a stakeholders’ meeting held at Oni’s residence in Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido/ Osi Local Government Area of the state.
Oni has, however, not indicated the party he would be pitching his tent with, although speculation is rife that the ex-governor may join All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to contest the governorship poll.
He stated that Oni yielded to pressures from the overwhelming majority of Ekiti people who are desirous of returning him back to the government house under any political party.
The former PDP State Publicity Secretary hinted that the former governor would be leaving the PDP with a sizeable number of members, adding that his resignation from the party is with immediate effect.
“Engr. Segun Oni has finally resigned from PDP. All the people of Ekiti have decided that they want Segun Oni on any platform. And he had harkened to the calls. In fact, it was the image of Oni that has been promoting the image of PDP in Ekiti State. And once the PDP has decided to kill itself we have to take a bow and leave.