A Veteran Journalist, Author & Essayist, Nde Jonathan Ishaku, has tendered his resignation as member of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He blamed his action on the unfair treatment meted to Plateau State, without a Cabinet member in the Federal Executive Council of President Bola Tinubu, eight months after Simon Bako resigned to assume senatorial seat.
This is contained in a press statement signed by the Veteran Journalist and made available to newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital, North Central Nigeria .
The statement said, “this morning, September 6, 2024, I tendered my letter of resignation of my membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Gwamlar Unit Chairman in Shiwer-Seri Federal Ward (and Shiwer State Ward), Kanke Local Government Area , Plateau State.
“This is an expression of my disappointment with the treatment meted to the party and people of Plateau State by the very national ruling party we the members fought very hard to install.
“I am particularly disappointed that eight months after the resignation of Senator Simon Bako Lalong, from the Federal Executive Council (EXCO) to assume his mandate as a Senator, the Ministerial slot for Plateau State has been left indefinitely vacant.
“This is contrary to the Constitution of Nigeria 147(3) which stipulates that there must be at least one Cabinet member from each of the 36 states in Nigeria. In other words, the Federal Government of Nigeria as it now operates does so without the participation of my dear Plateau State”, it reads.
According to Jonathan Ishaku, it means as a party member, he did not count in the government and could no longer continue to live in illusion saying, “in my opinion, this is a slight on the good people, and members of the party in the state.
“The people of Plateau State deserve the utmost respect and treatment from the President and the APC. My resignation is a protest against the indefinite exclusion of Plateau State by the ruling APC Government”, he reiterated.