Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has announced the withdrawal of his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zoning Committee.
He made this known in a letter dated April 5 and addressed to the Chairman of the committee, Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue State.
Fayose, in the letter, cited his ambition to run for the presidential election in 2023 as a reason for his withdrawal.
“I write to formally appreciate the Party and all members of this committee.
“I thank you all for your statesmanship, selflessness, and sense of patriotism to our party and by extension our nation in the way you have all handled and comported yourselves so far in deliberations regarding this delicate and sensitive issue/assignment, the Zoning of public offices, particularly that of the President.
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“I pray the outcome will bring understanding, peace, and stability to our party and our country at large.
“Having hinted during our last meeting of my intention to run for the office of the President in the coming primary election and by God’s grace; the general election, it will not be morally right to continue to participate in the zoning debate being an aspirant myself,” the letter read.
