S’West PDP crisis worsens as members hold parallel zonal meetings in Ibadan

The situation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-west seems to be getting ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Two factions of the party in the zone; one led by Senator Buruji Kashamu and the other by Dr Eddy Olafeso, on Wednesday in Ibadan, held parallel zonal meetings.

The crisis rocking the PDP in the zone has continued to worsen by the day as the two factions claim being the authentic leaders of the PDP in the South-west and not appearing to be ready for reconciliation.

At the meeting of Kashamu loyalists, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, had brandished a court judgment as prove that the faction remains the authentic executive members of the zone. He had therefore urged PDP national leadership to ensure impunity is eschewed so that the party does not again give room to what led to its defeat in 2015 elections.

The meeting was held at the Old Ife road, Ibadan, and one of its resolutions was that the position of the next national chairman of the party which was zoned to the South West must be altered for unnecessary politics.

At the meeting of the Olafeso faction, all aspirants seeking the national chairman’s office of the PDP from the zone were asked to reach a compromise and reduce their number in order not to endanger the chances of the zone.

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The Olafeso’s group at their meeting, also allotted positions of treasurer, deputy publicity secretary, deputy woman leader, two ex-offico members to some members of the party.

The national treasurer was zoned to Ekiti State, deputy publicity secretary-Osun State, deputy woman leader Lagos while the two ex-offico members were zoned to Ogun and Oyo states respectively.

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