PDP Crisis: Governor Adeleke Meets Fayose, Reveals Fresh Permutation
- Osun state governor Ademola Adeleke has met with the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, at his private residence in Lagos
- Adeleke disclosed that the permutation was to resolve the crisis rocking the PDP in the southwest
- According to the governor, there is a need to unite the present and past leaders in the PDP in repositioning the party at the national level
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Osogbo, Osun - Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has met with the former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, in his bid to resolve the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the southwest.
In a tweet on Saturday, the Osun governor disclosed that he had started the consultation to resolve the crisis rocking the party in the region, hence his visit to the residence of the former governor in Lagos.
Source: Twitter
According to Adeleke, the importance of unity among the past and present leaders of the PDP in the southwest was crucial to repositioning the opposition.
How the PDP crisis started in southwest
Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the PDP in the southwest broke ties with the party's national body over the leadership organisation.
Many leaders in the region were against the presidential candidate and national chairman coming from the north, a call that was given a deaf year by the PDP national.
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in the election and former national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, posited that the party's leadership hierarchy will be restructured after the election.
This decision was one of the factors that made the PDP to lose in the 2023 presidential election to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
But Governor Adeleke said he was on the path to unite the PDP. He said:
"We discussed the importance of unity among the leaders and members of our party in the South West region, both past and present,, Mr Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose),step to repositioning the party at the National level."
See the tweet here:
Speaking on the development, Okanlawon Gaffar, a political analyst and legal practitioner, posited told Legit.ng that the unity of the PDP was very crucial in Nigeria's politics at the moment. He said:
"The move by Governor Adeleke is very commendable as Nigeria needs a strong and united opposition that will challenge the APC."
Imo PDP chairman suspended for insubordination, other reason
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP has found itself in another problem as stakeholders of the party in Imo suspended the state chairman, Engr Charles Ugw.
Ugwu's suspension came after a vote of no confidence was passed on him by [rominent stakeholders of the party.
Ugwu's suspension came after the motion for suspension was moved by the PDP chairmen of all the local government areas of the state.
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