A governorship aspirant on the People’s Democratic Party in Sokoto State, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, has announced his decision to leave the country’s main opposition party.
Shagari who was a former Minister for Water and former Deputy Governor, announced his exit from the party at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting.
The meeting chaired by the governor produced former Secretary to the State Government as the PDP’s governorship candidate in the forthcoming election.
Shagari had accused the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, of deceit in statement he personally signed.
He said, “I wish to bring to your notice that I, Mukhtari Shehu Shagari has from today ceased to be a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“This hard decision is as a result of the series of betrayals that I have suffered in the hands of a Party that deceitfully claims to be a bastion of democracy but has instead become a party of the highest bidder without considering my labor, commitment, sacrifice, investments and service to the Party since 1998.
“Apart from my numerous sacrifices and service to the Party, the so-called Peoples Democratic Party has no reward system.”
