Singer quits aid group to run for Haiti presidency

WYCLEF JEAN has stepped down as leader of the embattled aid group he founded as he prepares to formally declare his candidacy for the Haitian presidency.

The singer released a statement that he was resigning the chairmanship of Yele Haiti effective immediately.

The Brooklyn, NY-raised entertainer was headed to his native Haiti and was expected to officially file his election papers yesterday afternoon at the provisional electoral council in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.