From Emmanuel Victor Ilorin
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has pledged its
allegiance to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led national leadership of
the party.
A leader of PDP in the state and former minister of National Planning,
Dr Abubakar Sulyman made this known at a news conference in Ilorin,
the state capital.
He pleaded with Senator Ali Modu Sherif and his group to in the spirit
of Ramadan show remorse and join hands with Makarfi to move the party
forward.
His words: “We in Kwara state PDP, under the chairmanship of Prince Sunday
Fagbemi, align with our teaming leaders to endorse and support the
Makarfi-led national caretaker committee. As a matter of fact, we
condemn the act of brigandage, shenanigans and nasty behaviour being
perpetrated by Sheriff and his co- travellers.
“I have no doubt in my mind that Senator Mohammed Makarfi and other members of the caretaker committee are not only able,capable and respected but also experienced enough to paddle the shhip of the party to an enviable state, within the time frame given to it”.
Sulyman also affirmed the Prince Sunday Fagbemi- led executives as the authentic leadership of PDP in Kwara state.
He added: “I urge other dissenting members of the PDP in Kwara state to join hands with the Fagbemi led executive to provide the desired
opposition in the state”.
In his address, the state chairman of PDP, Prince Sunday Fagbemi,
corroborated the stance of the former minister on Makarfi- led national executive of the party.
Fagbemi cautioned the immediate past executive of the party in the
state led by Akogun Iyiola Oyepepo against fanning ember of discord
among party members.
He listed a catalogue of infringements of the party’s directives allegedly by Oyedepo and disclosed that” we have packaged a well documented report to PDP national secretariat on this matters. Not only has our
faultless report has been accepted we have been welcomed with open
arms and hands of fellowship.”
He added” I hasten to inform you that the old executive committee led
by Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo has goofed again by pronouncing that they do not recognize the Makarfi caretaker committee. Another of the typical
disloyalty and disobedience that characterized their woeful tenure.”
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