Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- A former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, has resigned as the secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr Makarfi, who governed Kaduna State from 1999 to 2007, said he stepped down because the newly elected national chairman of the party and the secretary of the BoT are both from the North-west, the same geopolitical zone he hails from.

The former governor disclosed this in a letter addressed to the BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, on Monday.

"You may recall that about two months ago, I had resigned as secretary of the board and posted the same on the board's WhatsApp platform. Mr Chairman, you may recall that you personally urged me to stay on until after a convention th...