Oyinlola resigns as NIMC chairman, sends resignation letter to Buhari
- Olagunsoye Oyinlola has sent a resignation letter to President Buhari
- He expressed his appreciation on being appointed as NIMC chairman
- According to him, he was charting a new political path away from the APC
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari resigning from his position as chairman of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
According to Nigerian Tribune, Oyinlola resigned on Wednesday, May 9, and his letter of resignation has been submitted to the presidency.
In the letter Oyinlola said he was charting a new political course which necessitated his decision to resign.
Read the letter below:
“Sir, I write to resign my appointment as the chairman of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with effect from today, 9th May, 2018.
“Your Excellency, I must put on record my very deep sense of appreciation for the special privilege and consideration you gave me to serve our fatherland in that capacity. As I stated in my appreciation letter to you shortly after the appointment, the offer was a clear call to service. I gave the job the dedication it deserved and would have loved to continue but I regret to inform Your Excellency that I have a new, greater political engagement that will make that difficult and even impolitic.
“Sir, as one of my bosses in the army, I believe you would understand my stand given recent political developments. The training I got as a decorated officer and gentleman precluded me from engaging in any act that could amount to disloyalty and conflict of interest. I am moving on to chart a new course in my politics outside the ruling party and this thus, demands my dropping the NIMC chairmanship.
“I thank you, sir, once again for the great honour and confidence reposed in me. However, there is time to take a job and another time to leave it and move on. For me, the time to work on something else in the interest and service of our people is now.
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“I wish Your Excellency good-luck while praying that you will finish well and strong in the service of our country."
Meanwhile, Chief Olabode George, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an immediate apology from the former governor of Ogun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, over what he described as “uncharitable and irritable vituperations” against him by the ex governor.
He made the comment in reaction to Oyinlola’s statement advising him to ask for forgiveness from former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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