The 2023 House of Assembly candidates in Ekiti State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have begged the leadership of the party in the state to sheath their swords in the interest of the party and its candidates.
The leaders who the PDP Assembly candidates appealed to include the former Governors of the State, Ayodele Fayose and Rt Hon. Odeyemi, the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Biodun Olujimi, Former Deputy governors of the state; Olusola Eleka and Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal.
Others include the PDP governorship candidate, Otunba Bisi Kolawole and other distinguished leaders in the state.
Newsflash Nigeria learned that the Ekiti State chapter of the PDP had been enmeshed in a leadership crisis which has polarised the party with the emergence of two factional chairmen.
The PDP Assembly candidates appealed to the leaders should work together in peace in the best interest of the party, its candidates in 2023 and the suffering masses.
A Communique issued by party candidates sent to Newsflash Nigeria said the duly recognised leadership hierarchy in the party should be respected in line with the party’s constitutional provision and court rulings to avoid political anarchy.
The House of Assembly candidates said they will reach out to notable party leaders in an attempt to broker peace for the progress of the party, the Presidential, National Assembly and State Assembly candidates.
The candidates also appeal to the National Working Committee of the PDP for urgency intervene in the Ekiti State chapter of the party to avoid further disintegration and bandwagon effect this may cause in future elections.
The NWC and other notable leaders in the state should not abandon the Assembly candidates in the state to their fate as witnessed during the 2019 House of Assembly election, the party candidates stated.
See the full communiqué issued by Ekiti Assembly candidates:
BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE EKITI STATE PDP 2023 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES AFTER ITS MEETING HELD IN ADO EKITI ON 20TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.
Following the meeting of the PDP House of Assembly candidates held in Ado Ekiti today 20th September 2022. The House of Assembly candidates of the party resolved the following:
- Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Ekiti State, are saddened by the abysmal loss of the party at the last gubernatorial election in the state and should not let this terrible loss shift our focus, instead all members should stand by the party in the future elections.
- The PDP in the state remains and should remain one indivisible party in the interest of Ekiti and Nigeria as a whole.
- We will work tirelessly for the Atiku/Okowa candidacy in 2023.
- The people of Ekiti are by this resolution pleading with to stay calm and hopeful as the current situation in the state and Nigeria is just for the time being and will soon be fully resolved.
- The unnecessary rancour in the party is condemnable and should forthwith stop in the interest of ALL members
- All party leaders should work out the best measures to resolve internal bickering rather than the use of vulgar language, divisiveness and show of power.
- Members of the PDP in the state should forthwith cease-fire and sheath their swords in the interest of the party, the people of Ekiti and Nigeria.
- HE Ayodele Fayose, Rt Hon. Odeyemi, Senator Biodun Olujimi, HE Olusola Eleka, Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal, Otunba Bisi Kolawole and other distinguished leaders in the state should work together in peace in the best interest of the party, its candidates in the 2023 and suffering masses.
- The duly recognised leadership hierarchy in the party should be respected in line with the party’s constitutional provision and court rulings to avoid political anarchy.
- The House of Assembly candidates shall reach out to notable party leaders in an attempt to broker peace for the progress of the party, the Presidential, National Assembly and State Assembly candidates.
- The National Working Committee of the PDP should as a matter of urgency intervene in the Ekiti State chapter of the party to avoid further disintegration and bandwagon effect this may cause in future elections.
- The NWC and other notable leaders in the state should not abandon the Assembly candidates in the state to their fate as witnessed during the 2019 House of Assembly election.
- The House of Assembly Candidates are not answerable to the dictates of the individual(s) but God (Our Creator) Conscience (Our Guild) and the Party (Our Sponsor).
Signed:
- HON. PASTOR AKIN ABIMBOLA EKITI WEST CONSTITUENCY 1
- BARR. ANJORIN OLARENWAJU IKOLE CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON. COMR. ABRAHAM O. ADELEYE EKITI WEST CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON BOLARINWA OMOLADE A. ADO CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON OGUNDIPE OPEYEMI VICTOR ADO CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON. SIMI OLUSOLA IKERE CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON DARAMOLA YOMI JOHNSON EFON CONSTITUENCY
- HON OWOEYE OYENIYI IKERE CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON KOLADE OLADEJI STEPHEN EMURE CONSTITUENCY
- HON OLUWOLE DURODOLA IJERO CONSTITUENCY
- HON OGUNLADE OLAJIDE KEHINDE ISE/ORUN CONSTITUENCY
- HON FASAKIN ADEOLU ALEX GBOYIN CONSTITUENCY
- HON ADEYEMI AKIN EMMANUEL EKITI EAST CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON OGUNLADE ABIODUN JOSEPH EKITI EAST CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON TEMITOPE EDWARD OJAOMO EKITI SOUTH WEST CONST 1
- HON AFUYE AWOSODE OLUWASANMI EKITI SOUTH WEST CONST 2
- HON NIYI ADEOGUN MOBA CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON AWONIYI TOLULOPE AYODELE IDO/OSI CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON ALONGE AYODELE EZEKIEL IDO/OSI CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON SAMSON AYODELE OYE CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON KAYODE OJO OLAOLUWA OYE CONSTITUENCY 2
- HON OWOLABI TAIWO ILEJEMEJE CONSTITUENCY
- HON ANIFOWOSE OLUWAFEMI IFELODUN/IREPODUN CONSTITUENCY 1
- HON GBENGA OLAJIDE IREPODUN/IFELODUN CONSTITUENCY 2
