Nigerian Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan Rejects Board Of Trustees Chairmanship Of Peoples Democratic Party.

Outgoing Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's looks during a visit to the  Emir of Gombe, Abubarkar Shehu-Abubakar, as part of his presidential  campaign in Gombe State, Nigeria. Feb, 2 2015. The Loser in the recent presidential election, Jonathan has declined an offer to chair the Democratic Peoples Party.

Outgoing President Jonathan rejected an offer on  Tuesday  to  over as the chairman of the board of trustees of his  people's Democratic Party (PDP). Local media reported. The board's former chairman ,Anthony Anenhi said he resigned to allow the president to assume the chairmanship.Read more.

Jonathan has asked the board's chairman to step down as ThisDay in Lagos reported. Anenih wrote  a letter to Jonathan  formerly resigning from his position and cited the "current state of affairs" in the PDP as his reason for resigning ' I have decided to formally put my offer in writing to enable you to effectively assume the chairmanship of the board of trustees or approves a process that will enable any member considered competent to assume the the position. Anenih wrote in the letter date May 20 Premium Times in Abuja reported.

But the outgoing President turned the position down,and the board of trustees instead appointed the Defense Minster Haliru Bello the acting chairman for the period of couple of Months. Bello said he work to re position the once ruling party for its role as the Opposition.

The PDP national chairman Adamu Mu'azu has also resigned last week. Bitter party members have asked Mu'azu and other member's to step down after PDP was unseated from the majority rule  for the first time in 16 years. Several high ranking PDP members have ditched the party to join the party elect All Progressive Congress (APC).The widespread defections have raised fears that PDP will collapse and Nigeria will become a one party State after years of no viable of no opposition in the political landscape that was controlled by PDP. Mu'azu said he party had redefining moment after suffering the defect at the polls.