Tomide Akinribido, a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has announced that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He conveyed his decision in a letter addressed to the party’s ward chairman.Although he did not provide a specific reason for his departure, Akinribido expressed his appreciation for the PDP and the opportunities it had provided him. He represented Ondo West constituency 1 in the past.In his letter, he wrote: “Yesterday, Friday 9th of February 2024, I resigned my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I first joined the PDP in 2014, left in 2018 to contest a house of assembly seat under the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) platform during the 2019 elections, and returned to the PDP in 2021 till yesterday. I appreciate the PDP for enabling me to use its platform to seek re-election during the 2023 elections, and establish cherished friendships that remain enduring across the nation.”The letter concluded with the following statement: “I write to inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) effective today, February 9th, 2024. By notice of this letter, my membership of the PDP terminates immediately. Kindly accept the assurance.”