Former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, on Friday said he will no longer participate in active politics due to failing health and old age.
Speaking at the 54th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Kaduna, the 81-year-old also announced that he was stepping down as national chairman of the party.
“It is appropriate to inform members that this will be the last time that I will personally be chairing NEC as our party’s national chairman.
“Due to declining energy and failing health, it has become necessary for me to vacate the seat for young and fresher blood.
“But not just young and fresher blood but qualitatively, demonstratively younger and fresher blood more robustly and combatively committed to all the ideals our party, the PRP, has always stood for,” he said.
Musa is the founder of the party named after the same platform on which he was elected governor in the Second Republic in 1979.
He promised he will remain in the party.
His words: “I shall, however, always remain available for party assignments within the limits of my fading energy and failing health.”
Musa thanked the party members for their support and urged them to remain resolute in promoting the ideals of the party, which is centred on the emancipation of the downtrodden.
The PRP NEC meeting is expected to ratify the party’s new constitution, zoning formula, guidelines for candidates, among other issues.
