By Myke Uzendu
Former Deputy governor of Sokoto State and member of Tambuwal Presidential Campaign Team, Mukhtar Shagari on Wednesday announced his resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lamenting that the party has maintained it’s highest bidder tradition and has no reward for loyalty.
Shagari, also a former Minister of Water Resources who was a founding member of PDP and governorship candidate of the party in Sokoto described the governor of the state and Presidential aspirant, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal as a cunny and crafty personality who has no honour, integrity and excellence adding that he has killed and buried PDP in Sokoto State.
The aspirants who won the governorship primary of the party in 2007 and was privaled upon by the party to step down for Aliyu Wammako who joined the party from the defunct All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) said that all his years of faithfulness, loyalty and dedication to PDP was thrown to the dust bin and a money bag became the preferred candidate of the governor.
In a letter addressed to the leadership of the party, dated Mày 24, which he personally signed to officially inform the party of his exit Shagari said, “I wish to bring to your notice that I, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari has from today ceased to be a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
‘This hard decision is as a result of the series of betrayals that I have suffered in the hands of a Party that deceitfully claims to be a bastion of democracy but has instead become a party of the highest bidder without considering my labor, commitment, sacrifice, investments and service to the Party since 1998.
“Apart from my numerous sacrifices and service to the Party, the so-called Peoples Democratic Party has no reward system regardless of one’s loyalty and faithfulness. It is my conviction that the ideals of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party have been completely eroded and is not worthy to be called a Democratic Party.
“It is most disheartening that the Governor of my State in particular has proven to be a man who does not keep to his words, a man who has no regards to integrity, honor and excellence. It is also sad and unfortunate that the PDP in Sokoto is dead and buried during his tenure as the Governor of Sokoto State because of his draconian, slippery, cunning, crafty and insincere style of leadership.
“The PDP has unfortunately become a “cash and carry” Party for the highest bidder so as to serve the interest of a minority few who have hijacked the body and soul of the Party.
“While I enjoin my supporters to remain calm, I shall In a few days time make my next steps known”.
