The former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Igo Aguma has resigned from the party.

Aguma resigned after the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed his appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which nullified his recognition as the party's care- taker chairman on December 29, 2020.

In a statement on Friday night, Aguma said he “cannot continue to be a member of a ,political party that endangers and does not give any form of protection to the rights of its members and has no respect whatsoever for its own constitution.”

Aguma further said that with the judgment of the Supreme Court “it is now clear that it is not within the purview of the Court to protect the rights and privileges of members of a political party, in this case, the APC. It is the APC that should protect the rights of her members but has failed to do so.”

The statement read, "I have received the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed my appeal challenging the Court of Appeal decision which upturned the High Court judgment that declared me as Acting Chairman of APC in Rivers state.

"It is now clear that it is not within the purview of the Court to protect the rights and privileges of members of a political party, in this case, the APC. It is the APC that should protect the rights of her members but has failed to do so.

"I can not continue to be a member of a Political party that endangers and does not give any form of protection to the rights of its members and has no respect whatsoever for its own constitution at all but chooses to be run against democratic principles intoto for self destructive purposes.

"Therefore I announce my exit from the All Progressives Congress immediately. To God be the glory. Signed: Rt. Hon. Igo Aguma, March 5, 2021"

Meanwhile, Aguma, did not, however, state his next line of action or political movement.