The development came a few weeks before the party’s primary next month.
Ajagunna’s letter of resignation was addressed to the APC Ward Chairman of Ikado Ward 1, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state, and made available to journalists on Tuesday.
In the letter which was also copied to the LG and state chairmen of the party, the aspirant noted that his resignation became effective from March 3, 2024.
The letter read partly, “My decision is borne out of recent developments in the party vis-à-vis other ideological conflicts, which have made it practically impossible for me to advance my aspiration within the party.
“Our challenges as a people are deep-seated, and I have opted to traverse another route, knowing that Ondo State can be better governed. This is, as we face an electorate that has over the years, been exhausted by broken promises, which has resulted in crushing poverty, collapsed infrastructure, an ailing economy, and a host of other problems that seem to defy solutions; which I am fully committed to addressing.
“I wish you and the party success in your future endeavours.”
A former member of the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, along with thousands of Accord Party members in Oyo North Senatorial District, Oyo State, defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party in the state on Thursday.
Peller, who was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2019 to represent the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency, left the party in 2023 to secure the Oyo North Senatorial ticket of the Accord Party but lost the election to the candidate of the PDP, Fatai Buhari.
Also, a former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mrs Kemi Elebute-Halle, has defected to the All Progressives Congress.
Elebute-Halle, who was the Director-General, ADP 2023 Presidential Campaign and the party’s National Deputy Chairman, South, announced her defection to the APC at the ADP State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
