A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun
State, Segun Showunmi, said he remains the governorship candidate of the party
in the state.
Showunmi’s comment is coming despite a judgment of the
Federal High Court nullifying all PDP primary elections in Ogun State.
It could be recalled that Showunmi, Jimi Lawal and some
other aggrieved party members are in court to challenge the candidacy of Ladi
Adebutu in Ogun.
Currently, the PDP does not have candidates in the general
elections, as the Independent National Electoral expunged its candidates from
its list in obedience to the court judgment.
The cases, which are now before the appellate court, will be
decided next week.
It was observed that the court cases had paralyzed the
political activities of the leading opposition party in Ogun.
Despite this, Showunmi maintained that he had studied the
merits and technicalities of all the cases pending in court over the PDP
governorship ticket, insisting that he remains the party’s candidate.
“I have looked at all the cases. I have studied the
technicalities of those cases and I tell you absolutely that, I, Otunba
Olusegun Showunmi, I am the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun State,” he said.
He expressed confidence his name would be on the ballot as
the party’s gubernatorial for the 2023 election.
He said he had recently met with Adebutu, saying this was
part of efforts to find common ground to resolve the PDP crisis.
He warned his supporters against engaging other factions of
the Ogun PDP in a war of words, stressing that “our party is our party.”
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