A former Lagos and Benue states Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who joined the Oyo State chapter of Accord Party earlier in May, has officially withdrawn his membership.

Mr Owoseni, who announced his decision on Tuesday in a post on his Facebook page, said the decision followed the “total infiltration and manipulation of the party structure” and the emergence of “thuggery and violence” within the party.

He stated that recent happenings and actions by certain people at the state level of the party, orchestrated to obstruct his governorship ambition, compelled him to abandon his governorship ambition and dump the party.

“Within the past twelve hours, ongoing developments in the party point to orchestrated plans to ensure that our gubernatorial aspiration via the platform of the Accord Party is not achieved. Even though I chose to ignore the initial signs, two things have now compelled us to pause and take decisive action,” Mr Owoseni stated.

“The first is the total infiltration and manipulation of the party structure, especially at the state level, by elements within the state who will go to any lengths to ensure that perpetuity in government is sustained. Secondly, thuggery and violence are emerging as instruments to destabilize the party to ensure that the entire process is stalemated,” he said.

Mr Owoseni said he had a rethink of his political company and association with the Accord Party, despite the urgency to deal with the security challenges in the country.

“I am not oblivious to the fact that during this difficult period, nothing should be worthy of discussion in the public space apart from finding a solution to our security challenges,” he said.

The former commissioner expressed concern over the recent Oriire Local Government Area school abduction, describing the fear, pain and uncertainty of affected families as unimaginable.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the families of our people who were victims of the recent terrorist attack in Ogbomoso. I commiserate deeply with the families of those who were gruesomely murdered during the attack,” Mr Owoseni said.

“I cannot imagine the fear, pain and uncertainty hanging in the day-to-day activities of the families of those still in captivity,” he said.

Earlier, on May 7, Mr Owoseni resigned his position as the special adviser on security to Governor Seyi Makinde, where he also served as the executive secretary of the Oyo State Security Trust Fund (OYSSTF).