Three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates for the state assembly elections, Sunday Maiyaki, Daniel Jones and Joseph Olupeka, have resigned their party membership.

The candidates, who lost their bid for the assembly seats in the March 18 parliamentary election, said this in separate resignation letters addressed to the PDP chairmen of their wards on Tuesday in Lokoja.

Mr Maiyaki was the PDP candidate for Yagba West, while Mr Jones contested the Mopamuro state constituency seat.

Mr Olupeka was the candidate for the Ijumu state constituency.

“I hereby resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I have been a party ardent since 1998, starting from the first National Convention in Jos, Plateau state, but today, I can no longer cope with the array of impunity in the party,” said Mr Maiyaki in a letter addressed to the PDP chairman, Odo-Eri/Okoto Ward, Odo-Eri, Yagba West LG. The slogan ‘power to the people’ is now ‘power to the few’.”

Mr Jones, in a letter addressed to the ward chairman of PDP, Ward 03, Mopamuro LGA, said, “This is to inform you of my decision to resign as a member of PDP to pursue other interests.”

Also, Mr Olupeka, in a letter addressed to the PDP ward chairman, Ileteju/Origa Ward, Ijumu LG, stated, “Please accept this as formal communication of my decision to resign as a member of the PDP with effect from today, May 8, 2023. I wish the party well in its future activities. Please find attached the original copy of my membership card.”

(NAN)