Former Special Adviser on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Sunday quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Okupe in quitting the party said there is no future for the PDP in Nigeria.
Okupe, who made the announcement via Facebook page, explained that he is convinced that even when the much expected judgement from the Supreme Court on the crisis rocking the PDP is delivered, the future of the party is not likely to be significantly affected, whichever way the judgement goes.
He added that the PDP no longer exists in his ward in Ogun State since the party split into two factions.
Okupe, who regretted his resignation from the PDP, said selfishness and gross nepotism is on the increase in Nigeria’s polity.
The statement reads: “Iit is time to say GOODBYE TO PDP. It is with deep regret that I publicly announce my resignation from the People’s Democratic Party.
“It has to be public because the PDP no longer exists in my ward as a single unified party; it was when I joined it.
“My resignation is based on periods of long introspection and some of the following reasons:
“It is no longer news that the PDP has been embroiled in a fratricidal internal crisis brought upon it by itself.
“Its current direction is difficult to discern and am convinced that even when the much expected judgement from the Supreme Court is given, the future of the party is not likely to be significantly affected whichever way the judgement goes.
“There seems to be too much deception, selfishness and gross nepotism in our polity nationally.
“During the NRC and SDP era, there existed true nationalism and brotherhood.
Northern NRC politicians will under no circumstance undermine their party for any parochial reason. Also neither will a Southern NRC politician, under any circumstance betray their party.
“Abiola was a Yoruba man, yet those of us who were Yorubas in the NRC never once thought of voting for him.
