The crisis rocking the southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon become a thing of the past if the efforts by leaders of the party yield good results.
The local chapter on Thursday, November 12, named a former governor of Osun state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as chairman of the party’s reconciliation panel in the region.
The leaders of the geopolitical zone have harped on the need for unity and cohesion in the party, stating that the zone remains strategic to the PDP if it must win the election at the national level.
Former governor of Osun state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, chairman reconciliatory panels southwest PDP. Source: The Nation.
They were named in a communique issued after a meeting by the leaders of the party at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
In a statement by the chief press secretary to Governor Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, the Oyinlola panel has been mandated to unite all factions in the geopolitical zone.
Meanwhile, amid the crisis rocking the PDP in the southwest, a member of the House of Representatives, Wole Oke, drummed support for Governor Seyi Makinde.
It was reported that the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade federal constituency of Osun state said Governor Makinde is the most suitable person to lead the PDP in the southwest zone.
According to the former Ekiti state governor, this would help the party to make progress and win elections in Lagos state.In a related report, a former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, said that the ex-deputy national chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, should be sent on political retirement.
Fayose said this in a statement by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, titled, ‘Lagos PDP must retire Bode George to make progress, urged support for BOG to win senatorial bye-election
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