Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), has waded into the crises rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West, appealing to all feuding parties to sheathe their swords.
At a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State at the Idi-Isin residence of the legal icon on Saturday, leaders and elders of the party in Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos States poured out their grievances before Chief Akinjide and some other notable politicians of the party.
Chief Akinjide appealed to all feuding parties to sheathe their swords for peace to reign in the party and Nigeria.
He said: “In Nigerian politics, Yoruba is a zone to reckon with.
“Why are we taking up arms against one another?
“What exactly is happening to us?
“If we call ourselves leaders, should we then be found in a demeaning position?
“We all heard what the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said.
“If you read the newspapers today (Saturday), he made some important comments.
“In essence, he is in support of the meeting we are doing here.
“If anybody says don’t come to this meeting, disregard him.
“Don’t trust those people.
“One of them is a drug addict.
“I mean the criminal elements who want to lead us.
“We won’t allow them”.
Akinjide explained why some of the other factions were not present.
He said invitations would be extended to others for subsequent meetings.
Reading the communique issued at the end of the meeting, a former Minister of Education, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, stressed the need for the repositioning of the National Working Committee of the party for greater effectiveness and impressive performance in order to ensure victories for the party in the South West.
Adeniran said further: “The imperative of reviewing the present membership of the NWC with a view to ensuring that all posts are filled in line with our party’s constitution and to ensure due process and due diligence were the gravamen of the meeting.”
The delegates also called for the “appointment and inauguration of a caretaker committee for the South West PDP to fill the vacuum, which presently exists in the zone, until a proper zonal congress is held.”
The communique also stressed the need to constitute a strong South West committee to anchor the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun States.”
Also in attendance were Oloye Jumoke Akinjide (Minister of State, FCT), Chief Abiola Ogundokun, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, Dr. Saka Balogun, Alhaji Azeem Gbolarumi, Alhaji Taofeek Arapaja (former deputy governor of Oyo State), Senator Bode Olajumoke, Chief Bode Olowoporoku, Chief Reuben Famuyibo and Tope Familuyi among many others.
Trending
- Minister summons Lead British International School over bullying allegation
- Sex scandal : We won’t oppose any sanction against lecturer -UNN-ASUU
- Sanwo-Olu unveils EKO CARES
- UNN suspends lecturer for alleged sexual misconduct, begins probe
- Oyo LG honours Archbishop Ladigbolu, names road after late father, Akee Obayanritan
- Kogi Assembly blasts EFCC, demands removal of ‘wanted’ from Yahaya Bello’s name
- Zamfara: Passengers overpower bandits, kill one, seize two AK-47 rifles
- Aston Villa confirm new Unai Emery contract until 2027