A group within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Crusader Group (PDPCG) has asked Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Ademola Adeleke of Osun States to intervene in the crisis rocking the party in Ondo State.
The Coordinator of the group, Hon Mayokun Akinmoladun said the intervention of the governors in the crisis rocking the party in Ondo State would enable the repositioning of the party ahead of the November 16 governorship election.
The State Chairman of PDP, Hon Fatai Adams has been suspended from office by members of the State Working Committee while Hon Tola Alabere has been appointed as Acting Chairman, worsening the crisis rocking the party.
Speaking after the end of the meeting of the group in Akure, the State capital, Akinmoladun lamented the way the affairs of the party were being handled by the highest organs of the party both at the State and national levels.
However, he said the PDP Crusaders are committed to addressing internal challenges within the state working committee, to put to rest any existing crisis saying peace is necessary before the forthcoming election.
His words: “Our call for a solemn assembly reflects our commitment to a united front as we prepare for the next gubernatorial election. We believe that by addressing internal issues and fostering unity, we can present a formidable force that resonates with the electorate.
“Ondo State PDP at present needs a dynamic and agile leadership that should be ready at all times to pilot the affairs of the party without being biased in decision making for the progress of PDP in Ondo State.
“Ondo State is in a state of decrepit and has fallen into an abyss of decadence as the government of the state is in the hands of political opportunists and jobbers who are milking on our God-given resources. The prices of goods are at an alarming rate daily and no functional infrastructures in the state. These and many more have made the people of the state call on the opposing party to kick out the ruling party from the government.
“This is the time where rifts among party leaders should be brought down, it a time where the shenanigans of the ruling party All Progressive Congress (APC), should be exposed and stopped, it a time where the party should be concluding internally through consensus who to flag the party ticket in the next governorship election. The crisis at the state working committee should have been laid to rest if the leadership of the party at the state level has lived up to expectations.”
The group said the PDP had suffered a lot of electoral loss in the state as a result of disunity, egoism, and self-centeredness among party leaders, to the detriment of party followers and the generality of the State citizens.
Akinmoladun said the PDP Crusaders are keen on ensuring that the concerns and aspirations of the people are adequately represented in the upcoming political landscape.
The group urged the party national working committee, Governors Makinde, Adeleke, and other critical stakeholders in Southwest geo-political for timely intervention to settle all crises in Ondo State PDP.
The Crusader Group said it remained optimistic that their efforts would contribute to a strengthened Peoples Democratic Party in the state and pave the way for a successful gubernatorial election.
