Just In : Drama As Two Men Emerge as PDP Chairman
A plot to unseat the former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ago Fayose as the sole leader of the party in the state has commenced.
This is just as the a group loyal to him have now pitched their tent to elect another party Chairman different from the anointed candidate by former Governor.
The Publicity secretary of the party, Raphael Adeyanju in Statement obtained by Africannewshub noted that the State Executive Committee, (SEC) of the Ekiti State Chapter of Peoples’ Democratic Party has ratified the appointment of the former Chairman, Ado LG and former 2018 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party, Hon Deji Ogunsakin as the New State Chairman of PDP.
The party announced the appointment at its meeting in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
The State Publicity Secretary in a statement made to journalists after the meeting said; the appointment is in line with section 47(6) of the party constitution which states that, “where a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the party, the Executive Committeee at the appropriate level shall appoint another person from the area or zone where the officer originated from, to serve out the tenure of the officer”.
The New Chairman Hon. Ogunsakin is from the same Central Senatorial District as the former Chairman, Hon Bisi Kolawole who resigned from the position on 23rd, Sept 2021.
The ratification by SEC was Sequel to the nomination by 10 out of 12 members of SEC from the Central Senatorial District.
Adeyanju further posited that the entire process of appointment of the State Party Chairman is exclusively the responsibility of the State Executive Council, (SEC), which comprises all major stakeholders of the party numbering about 60.
He urged the general public to disregard purported appointment of the State PDP Party Chairman by the former Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose in its totality, since he cannot put something on nothing.
On the other hand, the State Secretary of the party, Funmi Ogun has come out to inform the general public that the State Working Committee of the party has elected another Chairman, Alaba Agboola whom she said was generally ratified by the state executives committee.
According to her, the Appointment of Engr Agboola as the substantive State Chairman, was among the resolutions at the State Executive Committee meeting held in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
“At the Exco meeting of the PDP, Ekiti State, which held at the State Secretariat of the Party, at the instance of the Chairman (Acting) – Hon. Lanre Omolase, on Monday, 4th July, 2022, the quorum at attendance being over and above one-third of the total membership of the Exco, deliberated on the need to appoint a substantive Chairman for our Party, in accordance with the Party’s Constitution.
“Article 47(6) of the Constitution of our great Party, the People’s Democratic Party, provides that: ‘Where a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the party, the Executive Committee at the appropriate level shall appoint another person from the area or zone where the officer originated from to serve out the tenure of the officer”.
“Accordingly and in view of the resignation of our erstwhile Party Chairman Hon Bisi Kolawole, who became our party flagbearer at the recent Ekiti State Governorship Election, the State executive committee members present deliberated on an appropriate and capable stalwart from the same zone as our erstwhile Chairman and unanimously appointed Hon. Alaba Agboola as substantive Chairman, to serve out the remainder of the tenure of our said erstwhile Chairman.
“It was also resolved that Hon. Lanre Omolase, the Chairman (Acting), should revert to his elected post as the Deputy Chairman of our party, PDP, Ekiti State, while the National officials of our great party, corporate organizations, as well as our teeming party members and the general public be immediately notified of the appointment of our new substantive Party Chairman.”
It would be recalled that Engr Agboola, was the Chairman of the Repositioning Group, a group in the Ekiti State PDP led by Senator Biodun Olujimi.
