A presidential aspirant who contested under the platform of the African Democratic Party (ADC), Kingsley Moghalu, has resigned from the party after he failed to clinch the presidential ticket in last week’s primary election.
Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that Moghalu lost in the primaries to Roots Television Nigeria, Dumebi Kachikwu, on June 8.
Kachikwu garnered 977 votes in the primary election of the party that was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Moghalu, who was the presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, could only poll 589 votes.
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In a letter written to the National Chairman of ADC, Chief Okey Nwosu, Moghalu claimed the conduct of the election “revealed a fundamental clash of values between me and your leadership of the party.”
He said his resignation is with immediate effect while noting that his sacrifices for the party was jettisoned for an immediate gain during the primary election and accused Nwosu of not providing a level playing field contrary to his memo to the aspirants before the contest.
Moghalu while creating to his unexpected loss of the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to another fellow aspirant, Dumebi Kachikwu had described the defeat as shocking.
Kachikwu was elected by the delegates with 977 votes, while Mr Moghalu finished second with 589 votes.
The defeat was a shock to Moghalu who was the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) presidential in 2019 and to any Nigerians.
Moghalu who had since the last presidential election remained in public space about his ambition to rule the country said he does not know his next plan after the loss of the presidential ticket.
He added that the loss of the presidential ticket require deep reflection and as a result, he cannot make immediate determination of his future political pursuit.