…Interested Aspirants Free To Join Race -Prince Odeyemi
A group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Odun PDP Legacy Group, has called on the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to resign from office for allegedly fanning disunity within the party.
Osun PDP Legacy Group, in a statement issued by its convener, Funso Babatunde, alleged that Secondus claimed to have ceded the party’s 2022 governorship ticket in the state to Senator Ademola Adeleke, insisting that such act amounted to deepening the factional crisis in the party in Osun State.
Insisting that Secondus, who was represented at an event at the state party secretariat, ought to have made effort to unite the party, rather took an action capable of factionalising the party further.
The group siad, “The stance of the National Chairman of the PDP is unbecoming of a charismatic leader and another affront against the Dr Bukola Saraki-led reconciliation committee of the party.
“We, therefore, call on the chairman of the party to resign immediately for making inflammatory statements and he should desist from making divisive comments that could disintegrate the party further.”
But, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Prince Diran Odeyemi, who stood-in for the chairman at the event said that his statement was taken out of context, adding that Secondus never ceded the party’s ticket to Adeleke.
Odeyemi said, “As a party, the PDP is offering Senator Ademola Adeleke the opportunity, having done well on the ballot the last time; and he has the right to accept or decline. Till now, no one else, including Ogunbiyi that contested primary with him the last time, has not shown interest. It is only Adeleke that we are looking at. But having said that, we are not closing our door against others who are interested in vying for the PDP ticket. Anyone that is interested can join the race.”
