{"id":184793,"date":"2022-05-03T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=184793"},"modified":"2022-05-03T10:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:28:37","slug":"oyo-senator-kola-balogun-dumps-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/05\/03\/oyo-senator-kola-balogun-dumps-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyo Senator, Kola Balogun dumps PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Kola Balogun, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Dapo Falade, on Monday in Ibadan.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Balogun, a younger brother of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Lekan Balogun, is the Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development.<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that Mr Balogun\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/13\/call-for-buharis-resignation-another-ploy-of-desperate-politicians-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resignation<\/a> was coming few days after he was denied a return ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The ticket had been handed to Chief Joseph Tegbe, who recently defected to the PDP from All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Mr Balogun\u2019s resignation from the PDP was contained in a letter dated April 28 and addressed to the chairman of the party in Ward 12, Ibadan North-East Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>He said the letter was received and acknowledged by the PDP Ward Chairman, Tijani Wasiu, on April 29.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the party for giving him the opportunity in the ninth Senate, saying his resignation took effect from April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Balogun said he enjoyed the cooperation of the PDP leadership and its members throughout the month of April and wished the party best of luck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, Sen. Kola Balogun, representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the ninth Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria, hereby tender my membership resignation from PDP with effect from April 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank the party for giving me the opportunity to serve my people in the capacity of a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and your cooperation which I enjoyed till the month of April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish the party the best of luck. I thank you,\u201d Mr Balogun said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Balogun was the only PDP senator from the state in the ninth senate until his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that Mr Balogun\u2019s resignation from the PDP is coming less than 48 hours after scores of PDP and ADC leaders defected to the APC in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Kola Balogun, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 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