One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has begged the party’s leader and former Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, to rescind his decision to dump the party.
This was contained in a statement issued by Makinde on Tuesday, titled: “Strong appeal to Chief Ladoja.”
Ladoja on Monday threatened to dump the party for another one over the move to harmonise the list of executive officers in Oyo State.
He said a committee had been set up for the purpose of seeking an alternative political platform.
Bur Makinde, in a statement by the Seyi Makinde Organisation, signed by Prince Dotun Oyelade, reminded the former governor of his leadership role and the collective desire of Oyo State people for a change of baton come 2019.
He said: “I am privileged to be referred to as one of your political sons and which you yourself confirmed on a radio programme two days ago. Therefore as a true son of a valiant father, I hereby humbly but strongly appeal to you not to contemplate leaving the house that we are jointly trying to roof, just before the raining season.”
Makinde said such a decision, coming from a tested leader will leave the people confused as majority of party members and indeed the masses in Oyo State are already excited about the prospect of genuine regime change that will fulfill its electoral promises and respect Institutions and elders.
The statement said the issue of harmonisation of party executives, which is being blown out of proportion, appears to be the most realistic arrangement to actualise “our objective because political expediency narratives are determined by circumstances on the ground”.
The statement said: “In our own party, the PDP at the National level learnt a bitter lesson from 2015 debacle where only one tendency was saddled with control of the party hence it became imperative for the National Working Committee to ensure an all- inclusive state executive is put in place to avoid going to war with a divided army. Like others, who desire Positive change via PDP under your Leadership in state I strongly believe no single tendency can do it all alone.
“What does it profit you Sir, to abandon your children and allow by default the perpetration of anti-youth employment policy as graphicised in the current 2018 budget to continue? God forbid. You and I will not allow it, and the millions of youths who are pining away in abject lack in spite of going to school and who were deceived to being foot soldiers in 2015 will obviously resist it legitimately. And this is why Sir, that the prospect of leaving the party is not an option.”
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