Oyo 2019: Makinde, Adeseun, Agboola, other PDP stalwarts close rank, vow to unseat APC

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Oyo State have
promised to work together with a view to unseat the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2019 general elections.


DAILY POST learnt on Tuesday that the leaders among whom are a
governorship aspirant in the party, Engineer Seyi Makinde; Senator Ayo
Ademola Adeseun; former Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Hosea
Agboola and former House Leader, Hon. Mukikat Akande-Adeola have
resolved to put their grievances aside but work in the interest of the
party.

Others present at the meeting include Alhaji Azeem Gbolarumi,
Honourable Taiwo Alade who represented the former Leader, House of
Representatives, Honourable Mulikat Adeola; former Speaker, Oyo State
House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Moruf Atilola, Chief Jacob Adetoro,
PDP Secretary in the state, Wasiu Adeleke, Chief Ogunlade, Chief
Ademola Adejumo, Chief D.A. Lawal, Mrs Nike Arewa, Honourable Abiola
Ayorinde, Honourable Yemi Taiwo, Honourable Hassan Ogundoke, Alhaji
Fatai Obabi and other members of the recently sworn-in executives in
the state.


Their resolve to work in harmony, DAILY POST gathered followed the
controversies that trailed the recently inaugurated state executive of
the party.

At the meeting held in Ibadan the state capital at the weekend, the
leaders of the Makinde group among whom are Senator Agboola gave their
nod to the recently harmonised state executives as sworn-in by the
National headquarters of the party, with a vow to work with all
interested groups in the state to win the state back for the party.

Agboola who spoke on behalf of Makinde group while fielding questions
on the outcome of the meeting said the decision was taken after a very
robust deliberations on the current situation, especially the newly
inaugurated state executives of the party in the state.


He said: "After the December congresses, Senator Makarfi led national
executives had made recommendation of a political solution of 14-12,
to harmonise the two executive from the two congresses which our group
believes will materialise.

"But with the latest decision of the National Working Committee (NWC)
that we should take one executive member per senatorial district. That
is; organising secretary (Oyo North district), Financial secretary,
Oyo central and secretary, Oyo south, which is contrary to 12 slots we
were looking forward to.

"All members of our group agreed with this decision of the NWC, and
gave them kudos in the way and manner the whole issue was resolved
which will enable the two congresses at Watershed and Oke-Ado form the
state executive. So, we have promised that, with the harmonisation of
the state executive, PDP will take over the reign of power in Oyo
state come 2019.

"On this, everybody has pledged to work for the party to make PDP
clear all seats in the state House of Assembly; Federal
Representatives, all three senatorial seats and the governorship
election come 2019 election."

Agboola said that another peace committee was working for the party to
make sure that all interested groups in the state come together to
deliver the state for PDP come 2019. The peace committee, it was
gathered vowed to continue their meeting until all matters in the
state was completely resolved.