Senator Chimaroke Namani, who represents the Enugu East Senate constituency, has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor of Enugu state, Sen. Nnamani, who announced his departure from the PDP in a statement in Abuja on Monday, thanked his constituents for their unwavering support over the years.
The Senator said he had consulted with associates and constituents and decided to leave the PDP due to irreconcilable differences with the party’s national leadership.
He says he has moved on and hopes his modest contribution to the development of the constituency will become the building blocks his successors can build on.
Nnamani thanked Nigerians, especially the ‘Ebeano’ political family and urged them to remain steadfast in the years ahead.
The former governor reaffirmed his acquaintance with the President-elect Sen. Bola Tinubu and promised to continue to partner with him.
He expressed optimism that a Tinubu-led administration would promote good governance, rule of law and human rights for the interest of all Nigerians.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nnamani had in the build-up to the 2023 general elections, insisted that he won’t rescind his decision to support the then-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu, now President-elect.
According to Sen. Nnamani, he decided to align with Tinubu, because the PDP has breached its Constitution by subverting the principle of power rotation.
NAN also reports that Nnamani lost his reelection bid to the Senate to Labour Party (LP) candidate, Kelvin Chukwu.
The LP candidate polled 69,136 to beat Nnamani of the PDP, who scored 48, 701 votes.
cc: NAN
