Ex-Reps Deputy Minority Leader Toby Okechukwu Dumps PDP
By Juliet Vincent
A former Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
His resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman, Owelli/Amoli/Ugbo/Ogugu Ward of Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State dated December 6, 2024.
Okechukwu who represented Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the 7th, 8th and 9th expressed his profound gratitude to the party for the opportunity given to him to represent his people for the periods.
The letter reads, “I write to notify you of my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party and to express my profound gratitude to the Party for the platform given to me to represent the people of Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency in the 7th, 8th and 9th National Assembly.
“As Deputy Chairman, Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Chairman, Committee on Works and Deputy Minority Leader, we made our modest contributions in various infrastructure projects, including mainstreaming the commencement of the Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road and Lagos-Ibadan Road, amongst others.
“In the same vein, we re-tooled and passed the COREN Bill that was signed by Mr. President for better engineering practice in Nigeria.
“I am hopeful that going forward, we will continue to do our best for the common good of our people,” he said.
