In a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party and submitted in the party's Abuja office yesterday, Obi said he was resigning as leader and BoT chairman into which he was appointed in January.
He noted that the appointment was yet to be ratified by a Convention of the party as stipulated by the constitution several months after it was made. Obi also cited family and personal reasons, but did not give details.
The former governor however wished the party well in its future endeavours, but said he remained an ordinary APGA member.
Obi's media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem confirmed the development yesterday.
"If you recall, my boss was nominated the leader of the party and the chairman, Board of Trustees in January.
"The nomination was yet to be ratified by a Convention of the party at the time he submitted his letter of resignation.
"Since the convention will take place next year, people have found it convenient to blame him for the woes of the party, saying that he had failed to intervene on matters affecting the party, not knowing that without ratification of his nomination, he had no platform under which to intervene."
Obienyem said that his boss remained an APGA member, and would continue to support the party at all times.
Four members of the party in the House of Representatives had recently resigned their membership and declared for the PDP.
Obi was also said to have recently been denied appointment as a minister by President Goodluck Jonathan because he allegedly refused to defect from APGA to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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