Ayade’s Special Adviser on SDGs resigns, says ‘I won’t defect to APC’

The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mr Mark Obi, has resigned.
In his resignation letter on Monday in Calabar, Obi said that “as a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), I will not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Following recent happenings in the political alignment of the state governor, I am persuaded to review my involvement in the current state administration.
“Consequently, being a founding and subsisting member of the PDP in Cross River, I cannot in good conscience remain in my appointment as Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals.
“I hereby resign my appointment as Special Adviser immediately. I am very grateful to Governor Ayade for finding me worthy to serve the state in the said capacity.
“Nevertheless, I will continue to support the state and government in any way possible as a stakeholder and senior citizen,” the letter read.
Obi had represented Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly on the platform of PDP between 1999 and 2007.