Politics

Southwest PDP will not relent in uniting members – Gov. Makinde

By Web News 507

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says that the Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue with efforts aimed at uniting its members to ensure a stronger party in the zone.

The governor, who addressed newsmen after a meeting with members of the Zonal Working Committee of the party held at the Agodi Government House, Ibadan said that leaders of the party would continue to support reconciliatory efforts of the former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led Reconciliation Committee.

He added that the Prince Oyinlola team would work with the committee set up by the national leadership of the PDP to unite the party in the South-west geopolitical zone.

Governor Makinde maintained that leaders of the party in the geopolitical zone would not be deterred or discouraged in their efforts to reconcile all parties in the Southwest PDP and called on certain individuals behind the crisis rocking the zonal chapter to have a change of heart .

The governor declared that the alleged suspension of the zonal chairman of the party, Mr. Dayo Ogungbenro, as null and void.

He stressed that members of the zonal executive who announced the suspension of the chairman lacked the power to do so since they did not constitute two-thirds of the executive committee as guaranteed by the party’s constitution.

Iyabo Adebisi

Politics

Southwest PDP Leaders Meet, Resolve to Reposition Party

By Web News 753

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest geo-political zone have met in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital resolving to ensure that the party is built into a strong and indissoluble structure.

The meeting, which was held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan affirmed the resolve of stakeholders in the party to embrace the principles of equity and fairness in the distribution of positions due to the zone henceforth.

The Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, who presided over the meeting, said that the leaders resolved to build an indivisible, united and strong entity under PDP’s umbrella.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa notes that the meeting was attended by Governor Makinde and three former governors on the ticket of the party.

They include the former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olugunsoye Oyinlola, former Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, his predecessor in office, Engineer Segun Oni, as well as a former Military Administration of Ondo State and former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, National Assembly members and other stakeholders. 

The communique issued at the end of the meeting indicated that the party discussed various issues bordering on unity, oneness and togetherness in the Southwest PDP, and how to reposition the party.


Iyabo Adebisi