Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Tomenko announces his resignation of his own accord. \n \nHe announced this at a press conference on Thursday. \n \n"I am convinced that the dominance of Petro Poroshenko's oligarchic government contradicts the Maidan's guidelines," said Tomenko \n \nHe called the president's thesis that, together with Petro Poroshenko, members of the government close to Yulia Tymoshenko should also resign "cynicism." \n \n"I did not steal in this country," said Tomenko. \n \nNSDC Secretary Petro Poroshenko submitted a resignation letter last night. This is stated in Poroshenko's statement, which is in the possession of "proUA." \n \nWe present the text of the statement in full: \n \n"On September 5 of this year, during a press conference at the Interfax agency, the former State Secretary accused me of corrupt actions. I insist that all his accusations are groundless and absurd. A clear evidence of this is the fact that during the time that has passed since the event staged by the ex-State Secretary, he has not managed to prove a single concrete fact. By his actions, he cynically and rudely defamed my honor and dignity, which I will defend as a citizen of Ukraine in court. \n \nAt my insistence, the President of Ukraine appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Service of Ukraine to verify the information that was presented during the said press conference. \n \nI am aware that my tenure as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine may be regarded as an opportunity to pressure the course of the investigation. In this regard, and also to prevent the emergence of speculative statements regarding my use of my official position to influence the conduct of a transparent and objective investigation, I have made a decision and yesterday submitted to the President of Ukraine a letter of resignation from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. \n \nPreserving honor and dignity remains for me the most important value, higher than any position." \n \n