The Peoples Democratic Party in the Southwest has condemned the recent opening of a factional Oyo State PDP Secretariat in Ibadan.
The Southwest PDP, at its zonal stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, on Saturday said there was only one legally constituted executive in Oyo State and indeed the zone under the leadership of the zonal chairman, Taofeek Arapaja.
Zonal Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, said this in a statement titled, ‘Resolutions at PDP Southwest stakeholders meeting which was held in Ibadan, which was made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, on Sunday.
Atofarati said, “The leadership condemned in strong terms, the illegal opening of a factional PDP State Secretariat in Oyo State, saying members should endeavour to toe the path of legality in a case where anyone feels discontented for any reason.”
The PDP spokesperson further stated that “The zonal leadership of the party affirmed that only one legally constituted executive exists in Oyo State and urged members of the party to disregard the illegal factional secretariat in its entirety and embrace the unification agenda of the Arapaja led-executive.”
According to him, the zonal leadership of the party decided to work in harmony, sink differences and join hands with Oyo State Governor Makinde, who is the PDP leader in the zone with a view to taking the party to the next level.
Atofarati said the stakeholders at the meeting resolved that “all hands must be on deck to rescue the zone from the evil regime of the APC not only in the Southwest but in all the 36 states of the federation in 2023 as they expressed strong confidence in the leadership of the Governor Makinde.”
