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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dalung, who served as a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari between 2015 and 2019, submitted his letter of resignation from the APC to the ward chairman of the party in SabonGida Ward, Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The letter dated April 1, 2022, was signed by the former minister on April 18, 2022.
“This is to convey my withdrawal of membership from the All Progressives Congress with effect from the date of this notice.
“It is worthy of mention that recent developments in the party conflict with my core principles of values which define the basis of allegiance to the party.
“Of note is the fact that internal democracy is critical to the survival of representative democracy without which political participation remains a mirage,” the letter read in part.