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The Chairman of Ogun State chapter of People’s Democratic Party, Hon Sikirulah Ogundele has said the Party will no longer allow individual to hijack the Party in the State.
Ogundele warned money bags within the party to stop causing crisis with the party, insisting that PDP is not anybody’s personal property.
Ogundele said, the party must be seen and run as a political that is fair and just to every member irrespective of their financial status or position.
The party chairman stated this while addressing members and leaders of the party during a meeting held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the State capital ahead of the party Congress.
He blamed the crisis within the party to those he described as money bags who accused of pocketing the party structure with their funds.
Ogundele said, for the party must win the 2027 election, it must be rescued from the grips of money bags who have hijacked the control and structure of the party.
His words: “PDP is not anybody’s personal business, every member of the party has the right to join the party, everyone has the right to aspire for any position.
“This is a political party that must be seen and be run as a political party. We must give opportunity, chance, level playing ground for all aspirants both for political offices or for party offices, level playing ground for everybody.
“PDP in Ogun State must not be in the pocket of any individual. This political party is not somebody’s private business, it must be seen as a political party, that is why you see some of those that are aggrieved among us today.
“We have been talking to all the aggrieved members to bring them back into the party. We are also calling on those people that are still outside to see PDP of Ogun state as an independent political party, PDP Ogun State is not the pocket of an individual.”
Also speaking, the deputy governorship candidate of the party at the 2023 election, Adekunle Akinlade said, the party must be better repositioned to defeat the ruling party in 2027.
“What we are saying is that, if we must win or perform differently in 2027, we must reposition this party, we must bring in everybody to this party, we must make everybody feel comfortable that this party is for all of us.
“We must put the past behind us, we must put 2023 behind us and forge a strong front that can give the opportunity to face whatever the future holds.
“The party must be more disciplined and our leaders must have the right temperament and good character”, Akinlade said.
Reacting, the Governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the State for 2023 election Hon Ladi Adebutu said Hon. Sikirulah Ogundele is on his own, saying that he is not ready to join any issue with him.
Adebutu who spoke through his media aide, Afolabi I Orekoya said search button
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Ogun PDP chairman, Adebutu trade blame over electoral defeat
25th April 2024
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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Sikirullai Ogundele, on Thursday, heaped the blame of the party’s loss of the 2023 governorship election on the alleged highhandedness of its governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu.
Ogundele made the allegations while addressing members and leaders of the party during a meeting held at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the state capital ahead of the party congress.
He accused Adebutu of being responsible for the crisis in the party, saying the reason the party was not in government was because of Adebutu’s high-handedness and disregard for party leadership.
He said, “The reason why we are not in power today is because of Hon. Ladi Adebutu. 90 per cent of the reasons why we are not in government today were caused by Hon. Ladi Adebutu and this is because of his high-handedness. He does not listen to anybody’s advice.
“Adebutu has been the major reason why the party has been failing since the 2019 election. I don’t think Adebutu himself is interested in becoming the governor.
“Atiku came to Abeokuta twice to plead with Adebutu that we should put OGD (former governor Gbenga Daniel) on the ballot, but he refused. If we had put OGD (Daniel) on the ballot, the party would have won many seats at the election.
“Everybody was aware that Atiku came to Ogun State twice to beg him (Adebutu). Obasanjo too begged him, but he refused to shift ground.”
He has however vowed to rescue the party’s structure from Adebutu, insisting that the PDP is not anybody’s personal property.
Ogundele said the PDP must be seen and run as a political that is fair and just to every member irrespective of their financial status or position.
Also speaking, the deputy governorship candidate of the party at the 2023 election, Adekunle Akinlade, said the party must be better repositioned to defeat the ruling party in 2027.
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“What we are saying is that if we must win or perform differently in 2027, we must reposition this party. We must bring in everybody to this party, we must make everybody feel comfortable that this party is for all of us.
“We must put the past behind us, we must put 2023 behind us and forge a strong front that can allow us to face whatever the future holds.
“The party must be more disciplined and our leaders must have the right temperament and good character”, Akinlade said.
But reacting, Adebutu described Ogundele’s outburst as nothing but a “foul cry from a man after his gains”.
Adebutu, who spoke through his spokesman, Afolabi Orekoya, said he was not disturbed by Ogundele’s allegations and would not join issues with him.
“The chairman is just on his own. Out of 57 state executive council members, if it is only the chairman who is saying that, then you know that there is more to it.
“We are not joining issues with him, he is the only one on that journey, he was the only state executive member that was at the meeting out of 57. That is to tell you that it is more of his thinking.
“Was it Adebutu that went to disrupt or cause violence at Sagamu where elections were destroyed? Was it Adebutu who gave the judgments at the courts?
“He (Ogundele) is crying foul because of his gain and enterprise, we are not perturbed, and we are not surprised.
