The National Publicity Secretary of the Action Democratic Party, Prince Adeoye Adelaja, has resigned his membership of the party.
This was disclosed in a statement he personally issued on Sunday, noting that he was leaving the ADP with over 200,000 followers and admirers across the country.
Adelaja was the pioneer Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the ADP, and later emerged as the National Publicity Secretary during the non-elective National Convention of the party on October 31, 2019.
The Convention was held at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja.
When asked why he is leaving the ADP, Adelaja said he has contributed his own quota as an opposition figure to nation building through the ADP, and now needed a more broader platform to pursue his political goal.
He said: “As a young politician who is desirous of making real contributions in the polity, I have come to the inevitable decision to leave the ADP for a more broader platform where my goal of positive politics is more feasible.
“I am not yet a governor nor the President of Nigeria, and to become any these so as to be able to make meaningful and direct contributions will require more preparations.
“There are personal and national development strides that I am looking up to, and I need to prepare for this assignments. As you know, experience count so much in the country’s political scene and to get more of such experience you need a stronger system that can mould you to achieve that.
“My ultimate goal is the service to the people, as that is the best work of life.”
When asked by journalists if he would be defecting to another political party soon, most especially the Peoples Democratic Party, where he was before joining ADP in 2017, Adelaja said he was yet to make up his mind on joining any political party, but whatever decision he will be making regarding his next political journey, will be made known to the public.
He however said quitting ADP won’t stop him in his contributions to the issues pertaining to leadership and governance in the country.