The PDP board of trustees chairman, Tony Anenih as tendered his resignation letter as chairman of the board. This is coming few hours after the PDP chairman, Adamu Mu'azu also resigned as the PDP chairman.
Tony Anenih in his letter said that he is resigning as the BoT chairman to allow the outgoing president to take over as the chairman or appoint anyone competent and also citing the current situation of the party as the reason for his resignation. In a letter written to the presidency, Tony Anenih said :
Notice of my decision to step down as Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party
Your Excellency will recall that in a conversation I had with you a few weeks ago, I had offered to step down from the office of the Chairman of our party’s Board of Trustees and proposed to hand over to you as its new Chairman in a ceremony that would have taken place on the 23rd of May, 2015. I had also repeated this position in our subsequent meetings.
As a follow up to the above proposal and in view of the current state of affairs in our party, I have decided to formally put my offer in writing to enable you effectively assume the Chairmanship of Board of Trustees or approve a process that will enable any other member of the BoT who is considered competent, to assume the position
Kindly accept therefore, this letter as notice of my decision to step down from the position of Chairman of the BoT of our party with effect from today, the 20th of May, 2015.
I am happy to inform you that, I remain a loyal foundation member of our great party and will continue to pray for the prosperity of Nigeria, our party, and for you and your family.
Your Excellency, kindly accept the expression of my highest regards.
The PDP amended their constitution in 2012 convention to allow members to be the BoT chairman, the BoT was a position only held by past president, a constitution Ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo had amended when he was the president of the country under the party.