The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti says it is not bothered about the resignation of the party’s governorship gandidate in the 2018 election, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka.
Jackson Adebayo, the spokesperson for the party’s Caretaker Committee in Ekiti, said this in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.
Olusola-Eleka, who served as Deputy Governor from 2014 to 2018 under the administration of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, resigned his membership from the party on Thursday.
The resignation was disclosed in a letter dated July 24, addressed to Ilesanmi Emmanuel, Chairman, Okeruku Ward 2, Ikere-Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area.
In his resignation letter, Olusola-Eleka expressed dismay over the party’s current direction, which he said was no longer reflecting its founding ideals.
Adebayo, in his reaction said the party would not miss Olusola-Eleka, saying, “We’re going to enjoy relative peace in the party with his exit; we will not miss him.
“We’re happier because the party will enjoy its peace without hindrance.
“The former deputy governor had been a redundant member of the party for the past three. The party has since moved on.”
According to him, some party members at Olusola-Eleka’s ward in Ikere-Ekiti are celebrating his exit from the party.
The spokesperson said Olusola-Eleka’s resignation has no implication on the party as its leadership would ensure it is formidable in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
“When a member of a party feels that his interest could not be met, such member will leave his party and go to another party to actualise his desires,” Adebayo said.
