Islamiyat Oyefusi, the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, has officially resigned from the party, News About Nigeria reports.
Oyefusi, who contested alongside Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in the governorship race won by the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that misalignment in values was the reason for her resignation.
In a letter dated February 22, 2024, addressed to the chairman of the party in Isele 1 ward, Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Oyefusi expressed her decision to move on, stating that her values no longer align with those of the Labour Party.
The letter read, “I can no longer see myself aligning with the current values of the Labour Party or as a member of the Labour Party, and the time has come for me to move forward. This letter is to hereby officially notify you of my resignation from the Labour Party.
“It has been a very interesting 10 months of my political career. I express gratitude to Almighty God for seeing me through in good health and with His mercy.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my team and supporters across the length and breadth of Lagos State and Nigeria in general, who worked tremendously hard with me, despite the difficult terrain, on our achievements during the 2023 electioneering period, an achievement, we can all be highly proud of, and for the immense support of the ObiDatti family and NCF. It was indeed an honour and a privilege to take that journey with you all.”
Oyefusi, who also ran as the Lagos East senatorial aspirant for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019, had previously resigned from the PDP in 2022.
