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A former governor of Osun, Mr Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has resigned his
appointment as the Chairman of National Identity Management Commission (
NIMC ).
Oyinlola, in a resignation letter dated May 9, and addressed to President
Muhammadu Buhari, said he resigned his appointment to attend to a greater
political engagement.
The letter, which was signed by Oyinlola in Osogbo on Thursday reads:
Sir, I write to resign my appointment as the chairman of National
Identity Management Commission ( NIMC ) with effect from today, 9th May,
2018.
Your Excellency, I must put on record my very deep sense of appreciation
for the special privilege and consideration you gave me to serve our
fatherland in that capacity.
As I stated in my appreciation letter to you shortly after the
appointment, the offer was a clear call to service.
I gave the job the dedication it deserved and would have loved to
continue but I regret to inform Your Excellency that I have a new, greater
political engagement that will make that difficult and even impolitic.
Sir, as one of my bosses in the army, I believe you would understand my
stand given recent political developments.
The training I got as a decorated officer and gentleman precluded me from
engaging in any act that could amount to disloyalty and conflict of
interest.
I am moving on to chart a new course in my politics outside the ruling
party and this thus, demands my dropping the NIMC chairmanship.
I thank you, sir, once again for the great honour and confidence reposed
in me.
However, there is time to take a job and another time to leave it and
move on.
For me, the time to work on something else in the interest and service of
our people is now.
I wish Your Excellency goodluck while praying that you will finish well
and strong in the service of our country.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Oyinlola was appointed as NIMC
Chairman by President Buhari on September 2017.
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