PDP South-West Leaders Vow To Scuttle National Convention If…
Amid preparations for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention, some party leaders in the South –West zone of the country have said they will seek legal redress and scuttle the forthcoming convention if they are sidelined.
The South-West zonal chairman of the party, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe who said this at a briefing in Lagos stated that the party has been in a state of flux in the region.
He said,” Following the parallel meetings called last week in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital by the authentic Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe-led South West zonal exco on the one hand and the group led by Mr. Eddy Olafeso on the other hand, our father, leader and elder statesman, Chief Olabode George; former National Vice-Chairman (South West), Alhaji Tajudeen Oladipo and other concerned notable leaders decided to call a meeting with a view to getting to the roots of the matter and establishing the truth.
He reiterated that,” contrary to the erroneous impression being created by some opportunists, there is no part of the Supreme Court judgment on the national leadership tussle of our party that gives anyone the right to recognise a nullified zonal exco. It is like trying to wake up a dead man.”
Ogundipe pointed out that after listening to the parties to the dispute and perusing the relevant documents that were presented, including result sheet, rulings, orders and judgment of the court, it dawned on the leaders that the Olafeso group was fighting a needless and loss battle.
“He immediately declared that, given the order nullifying the purported zonal congress from which Eddy Olafeso and his gang claimed to have emerged, and the judgment that said our four-year term expires in October, 2018, we are the only legally-sanctioned zonal exco that can participate in the forthcoming National Convention and lead delegates from the South West to the event,”.
