Sen. Buruji Kashamu (PDP – Ogun
East) has denied involvement in the crisis rocking the Lagos State Chapter of
the party, ahead of council polls in the state.
The senator was reacting to an
allegation by a factional Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Moshood
Salvador, that he (Kashamu) was partly responsible for the crisis rocking the
chapter.
Salvador made the allegation in
Lagos on Wednesday while announcing his faction’s alliance with the Labour
Party for the July 22 Lagos State polls.
PDP candidates from the
Salvador-led faction were not recognised for the election by the Lagos State
Independent Electoral Commission.
In a statement issued by his
media aide, Mr Austin Onyiokor, Kashamu, described the allegation as baseless.
He said that he had not
interfered with the affairs of the Lagos State chapter of the party and that he
would never do.
Kashamu advised Salvador and his
supporters to take responsibility for the crisis as well as the failure of the
party to secure victory in the state for the past 18years.
“Blaming me for something I know
nothing about instead of taking responsibility is uncalled for,” he said.
He described the alliance between
the Salvador-led faction and the Labour Party for the July 22 polls as “good
riddance”.
PDP in the Lagos State has been
factionalised along the national leadership tussle between Sen. Ali-Modu
Sheriff and former Gov. Ahmed Makarfi.
While Salvador belongs to
Makarfi’s PDP National Caretaker Committee, the Segun Adewale-led faction of
the state PDP aligned with Sheriff.
The Lagos State Independent
Electoral Commission has recognised the Adewale-led faction based on the Appeal
Court judgment affirming Sheriff as Acting National Chairman.
The Salvador-led faction on
Wednesday entered into an alliance with the Labour Party to enable its
candidates to participate in the July 22 polls.
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