‘No need to insinuate, speculate, extrapolate,’ Gbenga Daniel says he’s still loyal to Atiku

Former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, who was also the primary campaign Director-General (DG) for Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his retirement from partisan politics.

Amid suspicion that Gbenga Daniel would bulge to the request by his loyalists to lead them to the All Progressive Congress (APC), Daniel insists that he has no plan to join the APC.

Gbenga Daniel had written a letter to Uche Secondus, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, announcing his urgent retirement from the party and partisan politics.

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However, in a statement on Tuesday, Daniel said “I have not, will not and will never abandon Atiku,”

“Atiku is different from PDP. I have resigned from PDP and lost interest in partisan politics having put in about 20 years of my life in a thankless process.

“I will commit my God-given resources to help the less privileged through my Foundation and will contribute to sharing the body of knowledge through our not-for-profit political academy. That will be a thankful process.

“I will continue to support the political process in a non-partisan manner. I am clear with my position, without any ambiguity.

“There is no need to insinuate, speculate, extrapolate, anticipate or draw conclusions on my behalf. I did not expect such a simple personal decision can generate such national discourse and for that, I remain grateful to God. I am however most grateful to all my friends and well-wishers,” he said.

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