Kwara, Nigeria
The former minister of youth and sports development during the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Bolaji Abdullahi has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Abdullahi made his resignation known in a letter addressed to the Ubadawaki PDP ward chairman in Kwara dated December 16, 2024.
Confirming the development to DailyAgent on Monday in a short text message, he said his next move is ‘to be decided’.
“The decision of what to do and where to go will be taken in the future that’s left to God,” he said.
According to the letter, Abdullahi said he reached the “difficult” decision after days of reflection and introspection which he said was the only tenable option for him at the moment.
“I write to formally resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” the letter reads.
“I have had ample time to reflect, and I have come to the difficult conclusion that this is the only tenable option for me at this time.
“Mr. Chairman, please permit me to express, through you, my gratitude to the leadership of the party for the opportunities that I have had to serve the state and the country on its platform, and for the great moments we have shared.”
Abdullahi ran for the Kwara Central Senatorial District election in 2023 as the flagbearer of the PDP but lost to Salihu Mustapha of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
