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Ekiti PDP shops for CaretakerCommittee

Ekiti PDP shops for CaretakerCommittee

From Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ekiti state chapter have begin a fresh move to shop for members of caretaker committee that would pilot the affairs of the party pending the resolution of court cases instituted by members of the party during the last congress of the party held across the federation.

The outgoing State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), Ekiti chapter, Mr Gboyega Oguntuase, gave the clarification as the tenure of the State Working Committee expired yesterday, May 10,necessitating the composition of a Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the party.

Oguntuase said the executive led by him was neither dissolved nor sacked, saying the party only acted in line with the constitution of the party.

The party’s National Working Committee , in a statement signed by its National Organizing Secretary , Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), had announced the composition of a Caretaker Committee in Ekiti, thereby foreclosing the reign of Oguntuase-led executive .

The seven -man caretaker committee chaired by former Senate Deputy Chief Whip and former lawmaker representing Oyo North, Senator Agboola , has Mr Yinka Akerele,  Samuel Omotosho, Tunji Odeyemi and Ariyo Afolabi as members.

Others include:  Adeyemi Abiodun Sunday and Diran Odeyemi , who is to serve as secretary of the committee.

Speaking with journalists through the outgoing State Publicity Secretary, Jackson Adebayo, over the weekend, Oguntause said the party acted in order not to create a vacuum in the party’s leadership position in Ekiti.

“We were neither dissolved nor sacked. Our tenure expires on May 10 and there must not be room for a vacuum. It was done for the state and local government structures.

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“The caretaker will cease to exist as soon as a validly recognised Congresses are conducted at that levels”.

 On the crisis of confidence trailing the ward Congress that had factionalised the PDP along pro Ayodele Fayose and Senator Biodun Olujimi’s lines, Oguntuase said the bedlam will be resolved by the court.

We are confident that the court will look at the two parallel ward Congresses and adopt the one that was conducted in substantial compliance with the party’s constitution and provisions of the Electoral Act”, Oguntuase said.

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