The Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party in Ekiti State, Bolanle Olatunde-Bruce, has resigned her appointment and dumped the party.
Olatunde-Bruce, in a statement on Saturday, said she resigned as a result of the return to the All Progressives Congress of the LP’s governorship candidate in the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele.
She said the only reason she dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the LP was to support the governorship ambition of Bamidele on the platform of the LP.
She said with the decision on Saturday of Bamidele to return to the LP, she had no other business in the party.
Bamidele had on Saturday joined other APC leaders at the presidential campaign of the APC to pledge allegiance to the aspiration of the presidential candidate of the party, General Muhammadu Buhari.
Olatunde-Bruce said with this development, she is left with no other option than to return to the PDP to support the aspirations of the party’s presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan.
Olatunde-Bruce’s letter, copies of which were sent to Bamidele, the Ekiti State Chairman and Secretary of the party, reads in full: “With the admission into the APC today, of Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, the erstwhile gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Ekiti State, I hereby officially withdraw my membership of the Labour Party and equally resign as the State Publicity Secretary.
“My movement from the PDP to the LP some thirteen months ago was precipitated on my firm belief in the then gubernatorial aspirations of Hon. Bamidele and having concluded that assignment and with today’s announcement of his membership of the APC by MOB, I dare say that my job is done and I have no regrets whatsoever.
“It is with great joy and gladness that I hereby return to the PDP to enable me join hands with other patriotic Nigerians towards the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan on February 14, 2015.
“May I use this opportunity to thank the entire leadership and members of the Labour Party at both the national and state levels for their support and encouragement these past thirteen months.
“I also use this medium to wish Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele the very best in his future endeavours.”