Nigeria ’s ambassador to South Africa resign port to PDP

Nigeria ’s ambassador to South Africa , Ahmed Ibeto has resigned and renounced his membership of
the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC ) to join opposition Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) .

Ibeto was a deputy governor of Niger State on the platform of PDP in 2015. He was appointed an ambassador and posted to South Africa by President Muhammed Buhari in 2017 .

He was reported to have arrived Nigeria from Pretoria during the weekend and submitted his letter of resignation at the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday .
But it was not reported if he met President Muhammadu Buhari before his visit to Togo .

According to sources , the former deputy governor was received by over 1 ,000 supporters in Minna. A source close to Ibeto told said he would join governorship race immediately he registered with PDP .

Ibeto was a member of the PDP until the primary election of the party in November 2014, during which he lost the governorship ticket to Umar Nasko , a former Chief of Staff to ex- governor Babangida Aliyu .

He resigned his membership of the PDP along with thousands of his supporters after complaining about “the injustice ” melted to him by the then ruling party.