Crack in South West PDP as Ekiti chapter disowns Oyo rally

Crack appears to have set in for the South West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party.
This follows the decision of the Ekiti State chapter of the PDP to dissociate itself publicly from a planned rally of the party scheduled for Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday.
The Ekiti State chapter of the PDP said the organisers of the rally lack the mandate to do so.
The Ekiti State PDP, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, said the planned rally/meeting did not have the blessing of the leadership of the party in the South West geopolitical zone.
Oluwawole therefore called on the leaders and members of the party in Ekiti State to shun the rally.
He added: “We the entire leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State hereby declare that we are totally and unreservedly committed to the administration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his second term agenda because of his outstanding performance.
“However, we are dissociating ourselves from the so-called proposed meeting/rally in support of President Jonathan’s second term ambition because the planned meeting/rally has not receive the ‎consent or blessings of leaders of the PDP in South-West.”
The Ekiti State PDP noted that it was opting out of the event because the planners and their collaborators only wanted to use the opportunity to achieve cheap political gain.
It wondered why such an important event would be planned without due consultation of the party leaders in the zone.
The statement added: “Therefore, we leaders and members of our great party have resolved to collaborate with leaders of our party in the South-West to organise a ‎befitting rally and to heavily mobilise the entire members of PDP in Ekiti State to the venue of the programme which will equally attract all important leaders and members of PDP in the South-West to pledge their support for the re-election of our dear President.”
The statement said the date of the rally and venue would be announced soon.