APC receives, confirms Atiku’s resignation

…As ex-VP meets PDP leaders in Adamawa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed receiving a letter from the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, resigning his membership of the ruling party.

In the letter the Waziri Adamawa warned that the polarization policy of the APC government, dividing the country along ethnic and religious lines, is posing a serious threat to the unity of Nigeria.

Blueprint has however, gathered that Atiku has been meeting with the leadership of the main opposition People Democratic party (PDP) at the ward, state and zonal levels of his State since Friday that he made his resignation letter known to the public.

In the resignation letter to the party’s ward chairman in his Jada Ward 1,  Jada Local Government, Adamawa state last week, Atiku said that the failure of APC to improve the lives of Nigerians has dashed the hope of the founding fathers of the ruling party.

The letter acknowledged by Usman Muazu and obtained by Blueprint Sunday in Abuja, also lamented what he described as the unbeatable hardship that the people are suffering emphasising: “I wish to inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this ward with effect from the date of this letter.”

Reiterating his decision to quit the ruling party, Atiku equally expressed his fears to the Ward’s party chairman that there may not even be a country for the politicians to lead again should the APC government continue with the level of impunity it has shown since taking over power.

“I am resigning from a party we formed and worked so hard, with fellow compatriots across the country, to place in government. I had hope that the APC  government will make improvements to the lives of our people and the continued existence and development of Nigeria as one indivisible nation. This hope has now been dashed.

“I am unable to reconcile myself with the dismal performance of the party in government, especially in relation to the continued polarization of our people along ethnic and religious lines, which is threatening our unity more than any other time in the recent past and the unbeatable hardship that our people are currently undergoing.

“As I said in 2006, it is the struggle for democracy, constitutionalism and service to my country and my my people that are driving my choice. Let me emphasize again that this is not about me. We have to have a country before people can aspire to lead it,” he said.

The former Vice President however expressed confidence that; “while wishing you well, let me express the hope that in the near future, a substantial number of you will join forces with us to once again defeat impunity and restore vision and purpose to the politics of our great country. Please accept the assurances of my highest regard.”

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