His announcement came hours after his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost the presidential election to the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Fayose, who announced his resignation while appearing as a guest on Arise TV, also revealed that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, rejected the proposition by the aggrieved G-5 governors that he should only serve one term in office.

Announcing his resignation, Fayose said, “From today, I stay off the PDP.”

When asked if that was a resignation, he said, “I say it here, from today on, I step aside because I must be talking like a leader in this country.

“I had issued on my Twitter handle, even in the month, whether it was January or December that I warned the PDP of this problem. If not resolved, it will consume this party. I told them there was danger ahead. Watch it.”