Oyinlola Resigns As NIMC Chairman Barely 7 Months After Appointment

Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Photo Credits: Breaking Times)

Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former governor of Osun state, has declared his resignation from the position of chairman of National Identity Management Commission.

In a resignation letter sent yesterday and addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Oyinlola explained that he was taking the decision for “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 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.”

Naija News learnt that President Buhari appointed Oyinlola as NIMC Chairman on Sept. 2017.