Rep. Leke Abejide
Lawmaker representing Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi State, Leke Abejide, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) amid its lingering leadership crisis.
Abejide, a two-term member of the House of Representatives elected on the ADC platform, made his resignation known during a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
“I joined ADC, nurtured it to national recognition as a political party with representation in both national and state assemblies. The party structure was funded by me as the then national leader of the party, which I have willingly relinquished to the current national chairman, Honourable Nafiu Bala Gombe, and I wish him good luck as he continues to fight for his rights in court,” he said.
“I have decided to change the broken bricks in the ADC and become a cornerstone in a better political party with a strong structure that will benefit my people,” Abejide added.
His exit follows the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the leadership led by David Mark after a Supreme Court of Nigeria ruling on the party’s internal dispute.
Abejide accused David Mark and members of the opposition coalition of “hijacking” the party, stressing that the development forced him to seek legal redress.
“It is a painful decision but necessary to save my political future from those who came to destroy my former political party that I laboured hard to nurture and loved dearly,” he said, noting that he will soon unveil his next political move.
