Imansuangbon Resigns from  PDP

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city

Former Edo State governorship aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ken Imansuangbon, has resigned his membership of the party.

The frontline politician became a household name in the state and beyond for his free annual rice-sharing and other philanthropic gesture.

The resignation, which was contained in a statement he personally endorsed and copied his Esan South East Ward 2 chairman, the local government, and state party Chairman of the party, Tony Aziegbemi, however, was silent on his reasons to quit the PDP.

The ebullient politician, however, thanked the entire body and leadership of the PDP, describing his experience as memorable.

Imansuangbon in a four-paragraph letter stated: “Since 2009 in what was tagged the ‘Ewohimi Declaration’ where I had joined the PDP, it has remained a memorable journey for me, and I want to thank God Almighty for His benevolence.

“The course of my political journey in the PDP had afforded me the opportunity to make great and wonderful friends and had shared great moments with which I will cherish for a lifetime.

“However, the reality of the moment has made it decisive that there comes a time in a man’s life when he has to move ahead.

“Consequently, therefore, I hereby tender my resignation of the membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Once again, I thank the entire leadership and body of the PDP.”

Imansuangbon joined the governorship race in 2007 having worked assiduously for the PDP and later the Grace Group, the PDP faction that thereafter metamorphosed into Action Congress, AC and ACN, and later APC.

He has consistently contested for the governorship of the state, and in all, he was prevailed upon to step down which he did in patriotism to the party.

Also, in the 2020 Edo State governorship election in which Governor Godwin Obaseki switched from the APC to PDP, Imasuangbon and Ikhaine, two critical PDP governorship aspirants from Esanland, also stepped down and allowed Obaseki to run for his second term paving the way for the incumbent to win in a landslide victory.