(Culled From NAN)
News Reaching Jeremy Spell Blog Says Chief Gbenga Daniel, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Ogun State and Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, has resigned from partisan politics.
Daniel conveyed his resignation in a letter dated March 14, 2019 to the Chairman of the Party, Mr. Uche Secondus,
He said he took the decision based on the desire to immerse himself in some other vocations and to take on some new challenges.
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“My decision in this regard is entirely personal to me and having served in various capacities, including as Governor of Ogun State, I have resolved to immerse myself in some other vocations and take on some new challenges,” he said.
The 62-year-old politician was governor of Ogun State from 29 May 2003 to 29 May 2011, making him the longest-serving governor of the state, a record that the incumbent, Ibikunle Amosun would match by May 29, 2019.
He founded the Nigerian Compass, a daily newspaper and also Kresta Laurel, a company he started in 1990.
Daniels’ last political engagement was his appointment as the Director-General of Atiku Campaign Organisation in preparation for the February 23 presidential election.
Atiku was defeated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.
Incumbent President Buhari polled 15,191,847 votes to defeat Atiku, who had 11,262,978 votes
Daniel is a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.
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