Embattled Tokushima Gov. Tadashi Ota, who was slapped with a no-confidence motion by the prefectural assembly last week, will resign and seek re-election, it was learned Saturday.
The formal announcement of Ota's plans will come as early as Tuesday, after he secures the understanding of his support groups, sources close to the governor said.
On Thursday, the prefectural assembly approved a no-confidence motion against the governor. It was submitted by three opposition groups in the legislature and passed by a vote of 33 to nine. Ota had 10 days to decide whether to dissolve the legislature, resign or do nothing and automatically lose his job.