Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have condemned Governor Ayo Fayose’s alleged support for the candidacy of Prince Uche Secondus, from the Southsouth, for the post of National Chairman, ahead of the party’s December 9 national convention.
A former PDP National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Chief Ishola Filani; governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Ambassador Dare Bejide and factional National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, urged party leaders and members to support the Southwest to produce the party’s next National Chairman.
They spoke yesterday at the inauguration of the headquarters of Ambassador Dare Bejide (ADB) Campaign Organisation on Ikere Road, Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The trio described Bejide, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), as a thoroughbred and loyal party man who is fit for the office of the governor because of his experience in party and government positions.
Filani said PDP’s national chairmanship had been zoned to the Southwest during May 2016 National Convention of the party.
The PDP stalwart wondered why some interest groups were working against the agreement to support Southsouth’s candidacy.
He said: “The PDP national chairmanship has not been occupied by the Southwest while every other geopolitical zone has occupied it.
“We recently discovered that our brothers in the Southsouth said they want to contest for the national chairmanship. We want to appeal to our brothers that the Southwest will support the Southeast to grab the vice presidency zoned to the South.
“God will forbid a situation in which our (national) chairman, after being elected at the convention, will be having an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) case hanging on his neck for him not be sent back to jail.”
Bejide, a former High Commissioner to Canada, who condemned the alleged imposition of deputy governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, said Fayose’s alleged impunity was the reason for gal
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