The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, says the party has not received any formal notification from Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, regarding his alleged resignation from the party.
Turaki made the clarification while addressing journalists shortly after the PDP National Working Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
He noted that although the governor is entitled to his choice of political affiliation, the party had not been officially informed of any decision to leave.
“We have seen in the media a letter purported to be from him resigning his membership of our party, but I tell you that up to this moment, we have not officially received any such indication from him that he has left this party.
“From the instructions we have given our people in the field, I know that Gov. Adeleke’s name is one of the aspirants vying for the ticket.
“So, if he decides—either in person or via a representative at the centre of the primary—that he has withdrawn or refused to make himself available, then that will form part of the report we will receive.
“As far as we are concerned, even if what we saw on social media is true, as a Nigerian, Gov. Adeleke, like any other person, has the constitutional right to freedom of association. He is free to move in; he is free to move out of any political party,” he said.
