Ekiti PDP stakeholders insist on Sen. Olujimi as Leader, say SWC dissolution inevitable
insisted that the Senate Minority Leader, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, remains
the leader of the party in the state.
It also said that there was no going back on its call for the
dissolution of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party.
The forum, while reacting to position of the Ekiti PDP House of
Representatives Caucus on its Saturday resolution, predicated its
decision to install Olujimi as the new leader on her political
antecedents and present status.
The House of Representatives members had on Sunday dissociated
themselves from the party stakeholders' meeting held in Ado Ekiti on
Saturday, pledging their loyalty to the leadership of the immediate
past governor, Ayodele Fayose.
The party leaders in state had at the meeting adopted Olujimi as the
new leader of the party in the state and Southwest.
They also called for the dissolution of the State Executive Committee
of the party, urging the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) to
constitute a caretaker committee to run the affairs of the party in
the state.
The stakeholders, in a statement issued on Monday, by the forum's
Public Relations Officer, Mr Gbenga Akinola and made available to
newsmen in Ado Ekiti, said the PDP constitution does not recognize any
caucus within the party, including the Reps caucus.
The statement read: "On behalf of members, leaders and stakeholders of
our great party in Ekiti State, let it be on record that Olujimi is a
one time SA Health, Reps member 2005, deputy governor 2006,
Commissioner for Works, 2007-2010, Federal Board Chairman, Senate
member 2015 to date, PDP BoT member, National Convention Committee
member, making her the most informed, visible political office holder
in the whole of Ekiti state.
"On the lingering issue in our party in Ekiti, we want to reinstate
that Senator Olujimi remains the authentic and incontrovertible
political leaders of our party in the state."
On the PDP federal lawmakers' position, he said, "Reps Caucus was not
known to the party's constitution and that they were imposed on the
party in 2015 in spite of the fact that they were all Labour Party
returning that were not confirmed as PDP members for the two years
membership term of the party.
"They are far distanced from the political happenings at their home
state. The stakeholders are expecting that they come around to work
for their own victory and the party in the presidential election in
2019 and address the illegality and offences of the SEC as contained
in our party constitution Section 58 subsection 1(d) page 99.
"We adopt the position of the our former governor after the
presidential election in 2015 that the then party National Chairman,
Makarfi should be removed from office saying" failed team should go
home".
The party leaders told Lere Olayinka to stop disparaging the founding
fathers, leaders and committed members of party, wondering the
capacity on which he was speaking.
On the issue of the council chairmen in the state, the stakeholders
said they were part of the problems from the outset, as they were
handpicked by the former governor to occupy the position.
The party leaders however appreciated the PDP National Vice chairman,
Southwest, Chief Eddy Olafeso for his intervention in the crisis.
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