All the PDP Candidates in the last
Local Council Elections 2017 in Lagos state meet recently in Alimosho
area of the state at the end of the well attended general meeting a
communique was issued on the leadership tussle rocking the state chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
The Candidates who contested in the recently
concluded LG poll in Lagos state stated that they are not really happy
with the way things are going on within the party . According to the
coordinator of the group , Honourable Babatunde Musbau Yusuf , from Ifelodun
Local Council Development Area. We have meet as a group and we hereby issued a
communique and this we believe is in the best interest of the party
.We just want to let the National Working
Committee ,PDP BOT and every other PDP leaders and the entire PDP lovers and
supporters to know that the problem rocking the state chapter of the party is
not Markafi/Sheriff power tussle issue, but a unanimous decision of every well
meaning youths of the party that had suffered a lot since 1998 to 2017 in struggling
to ensure that PDP attain the position of a ruling party in Lagos state.
Secondly we are using this medium to inform our
Leaders at the National level and the general public that the internal crisis
rocking the party is between Chief Olabode George the assumed PDP Factional
National leader and The real Grassroots PDP members across the state who worked
Independently with a mind set of forming a formidable team that will produce
more and reasonable electoral victory and possibly produce the first ever PDP
Government in Lagos by 2019.
Thirdly we strongly condemned the leadership of
Chief Olabode George who does not have a sound grassroot political record to
continue to have a predominant value over the well meaning grassroots PDP
members that have sounds grassroots and political track records.
Also, Chief Bode George does not deserved to
be a leader in the party , if he can boldly campaign, support, financed and
mobilized against PDP which he had benefited immensely from, in favored of
Labour Party and even go to the extent of attempting to Short Changed the
party's Candidates lists at LASIEC office 2 days to the election, after
publicly announced through the media that Lagosians should vote for Labour
Party, then we are of the view that he is not worthy to continue as the
recognized leader of PDP in Lagos State . The coordinator further
revealed that Chief Bode George instructed his factional PDP members in
Lagos to decamp to labour party and contests against PDP while chief Bode George
was busy destroying, destabilizing the party, chief Mrs Aduke Maina was
encouraging and pushing the agenda of PDP in Lagos ensuring victory for all our
candidates in Lagos , this type of individual does not fit to lead us” he
submitted .
At the end of the meeting members of the group are
of the view that Otunba Segun Adewale Aeroland is a real grass
root politician with a sound socio -political track records which a lot of well
meaning grassroots PDP members across the state can testify to.
to them his political antecedent record made him to have
the support of the 6 elected House of Representatives members from Lagos state
to support his leadership as the Competent State Chairman of PDP in Lagos.
"At this junction we the candidates of the just
concluded local govt. Election in Lagos State hereby pass a votes of confidence
on the leadership of Otunba Segun Adewale and his excos in Lagos State.
By and Large, we urge the NWC and BOT to please
look into the political issues and misery surrounding Lagos PDP since 1999 till
date critically, and they will find out that Chief Bode George is only
using Lagos PDP as a money making machine at the detriments of PDP members,
lovers and supporters at the grassroots level in favour of the ruling AD, AC,
ACN and now APC party in Lagos state.
In conclusion, It's our believe that
NWC and BOT members wish Lagos PDP well in the coming elections
most especially in 2019? If so, they should please accord with due
recognition to the leadership of Otunba Segun Adewale (Aeroland ) as the
preferred PDP State Chairman whose political antecedents, charisma and
enthusiasm are convincing enough to be emulated and recognized or we should go
for proper congress from ward to state level not amortization. if the
national working committee does not come into this matter and recon with us,
also identify with our cause, we will be forced to look for an alternative.
In his words, Adewale Adeleke the Public Relation Officer of the group." This is
group will continue to meet to forge a common grand for the part at the
grassroot level. The meeting which was well attended had in attendance,
Honorable Lawal Saheed Abiodun Secretary General of the group
,councilors and all the chairmanship candidates of the party in the
last Local Government elections
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