The former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has
warned the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, against tampering with the
leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti and other South-West
states.
Fayose insisted that the Oyo governor has no right to
interfere in the local politics being played in each South-West state despite
being a zonal leader of the party.
The former governor said this on Wednesday when he led the
National delegates of PDP including the chairmen of the party in Osun, Ekiti,
Lagos to Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
Fayose stressed that Makinde, though the only governor in
South-West, should allow every state to be governed by its local leaders.
He noted that he is ready to fight anyone that wants to take
over the structure of the party in Ekiti from him.
He said, “There has been a reasonable cold war of who and
who becomes the executive of the zone. Governor Makinde has demanded that the
zonal executive be sacked and a caretaker be fostered on the zone which the
party did.
“But, since the caretaker committee came into being, he has
not allowed them to function because he produced the chairman.
“Beyond that, the fact that there is a sitting governor does
not say I should go to another man’s state. Nobody should come to my state; if
you come to my state, I will face you squarely.
“I will continue to respect him because he is my brother, I
love him so much and I was part of his emergence.”
Earlier, the party in Ogun state had taken over the party
Secretariat barely a month after the leader of a faction of the party late
Buruji Kashamu died.
The other faction led by Sikirullahi Ogundele took over the
Secretariat from the Kashamu faction in a peaceful manner and held a zonal
meeting afterward.
Rising from the meeting, a communique was issued and signed
by the four states chairmen of PDP in South-West, which include Engr Deji
Doherty (Lagos); Sikirullahi Ogundele (Ogun); Sunday Olatunde Akanfe (Osun);
and Bisi Kolawole (Ekiti).
The leaders of the party in South-West led by Fayose
resolved that no state should be ruled or governed by another.
The party chairmen emphasised that there is a need for the
party to allow local politics in their respective states.
The chairmen resolved that “it must also be noted that the
leadership of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde is not in question.
“It must be noted that each state has its own leaders as
politics is local and its leadership structure must be respected, but, no state
is ruled or governed by another.
“It has been established and a decision is taken that the
existing zoning formula in the zone for the zonal executives of the party
should not be tampered with.
“Our position is that any other formulae for the zone in the
South West will not be acceptable to us.
“We seize this opportunity to let the National Working
Committee know that it is nothing but free, fair, transparent and no violent
congress is what is acceptable to us and we are ready to comply with all
legitimate processes to determine the outcome of the zonal congress.
“The Eddy Olafeso-led zonal executive only spent two years
from November 2017 till date should be allowed to complete the very credible
job they’ve commenced in the South-West. The team must be allowed to complete
its tenure.
” We reject any style of leadership that does not respect
democratic norms. Everybody must be carried along for the same of equity and
fairness.
“All we are saying is that we must give peace a chance and
allow the South-West take its rightful position in the PDP and Nigeria.”
The leaders in the South-West later endorsed the candidature
of Olafeso by raising his hands for the delegates’ approval.
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