Ex-deputy governor, former speaker in Imo resign from PDP*

Gerald Irona, former deputy govenor in Imo, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The former deputy govenor announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the PDP ward chairman in Oguta, Oguta LGA of the state.

“I regret that the party has deviated significantly from the noble principles established by its founding fathers,” the letter reads.Lawman Duruji, a former speaker of the Imo state house of assembly, has also quit the party. Ihedioha cited the party’s inability to offer “credible opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress ” as his reason for leaving the PDP.But at the NEC meeting held on April 18, the party extended Damagum’s stay in office by another three months.However, in a statement issued on Tuesday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the NWC cannot review the list because of a court injunction.

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