LEADERS
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West have endorsed
the emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of
the party, recommending that the post should remain in the North as the
party begins the process of electing a new chairman soon.
The leaders were at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, on Thursday, where they presented a position paper to the members of its National Working Committee (NWC), led by Sheriff, giving reasons why the North should retain the post.
According to the position paper, “we say this because out of the five states? in the South-East, the PDP has three governors; we have five governors out of the six states in the South-South; in the South-West, we have two governors.
“In the whole of the North, we have only two governors. We need to strengthen the North. If not, the PDP will be branded as a regional party if we go ahead to pick the national chairman from the South.”
The paper, which was copied to Governors Olusegun Mimiko and Ayo Fayose of Ondo and Ekiti states, respectively; former PDP deputy national ?chairman, Chief Bode George and former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, said the resolution was reached after consultation with over 70 per cent of party members in the South West.
They paper noted with delight, the upsurge of activities at national secretariat of the PDP since Sheriff emerged as national chairman.
“We are more than willing to join hands with all well meaning leaders and elders of the party to fund? the party in the South-West, including bearing all the expenses of the party during the coming congresses up till the national convention, where all the delegates will be guided and supported up till where they will do the needful,” the leaders said.
Welcoming the South West leaders to the party secretariat, Sheriff vowed to work hard to ensure party members were reunited in the region.
“South-West is extremely important to me,” he said, while disclosing plans to visit all the states in the region to reconcile all aggrieved members and former members of the PDP.
Sheriff regretted that the party lost elections in the region because of internal wrangling, saying that he had personal relationship with the leaders of the various factions who he will immediately reach out to in order to bring them together.
Mentioning names of former governors of Oyo State, including Rashidi Ladoja and Adebayo Alao-Akala, he observed that if Oyo PDP leaders were together, there was no way the party would have lost its gubernatorial election.
The leaders, who unanimously endorsed Senator Kashamu Buruji as leader of the zone, said PDP would have won Osun, Ogun and Lagos states but for internal wrangling within the party.
Speaking for Oyo State delegates, Senator Ayo Adeseun revealed that there were influential members of the party in the state who should have been among the delegation but were not present.
He, therefore, urged the national chairman to do everything within his power to bring them back to the party.
The leaders were at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, on Thursday, where they presented a position paper to the members of its National Working Committee (NWC), led by Sheriff, giving reasons why the North should retain the post.
According to the position paper, “we say this because out of the five states? in the South-East, the PDP has three governors; we have five governors out of the six states in the South-South; in the South-West, we have two governors.
“In the whole of the North, we have only two governors. We need to strengthen the North. If not, the PDP will be branded as a regional party if we go ahead to pick the national chairman from the South.”
The paper, which was copied to Governors Olusegun Mimiko and Ayo Fayose of Ondo and Ekiti states, respectively; former PDP deputy national ?chairman, Chief Bode George and former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, said the resolution was reached after consultation with over 70 per cent of party members in the South West.
They paper noted with delight, the upsurge of activities at national secretariat of the PDP since Sheriff emerged as national chairman.
“We are more than willing to join hands with all well meaning leaders and elders of the party to fund? the party in the South-West, including bearing all the expenses of the party during the coming congresses up till the national convention, where all the delegates will be guided and supported up till where they will do the needful,” the leaders said.
Welcoming the South West leaders to the party secretariat, Sheriff vowed to work hard to ensure party members were reunited in the region.
“South-West is extremely important to me,” he said, while disclosing plans to visit all the states in the region to reconcile all aggrieved members and former members of the PDP.
Sheriff regretted that the party lost elections in the region because of internal wrangling, saying that he had personal relationship with the leaders of the various factions who he will immediately reach out to in order to bring them together.
Mentioning names of former governors of Oyo State, including Rashidi Ladoja and Adebayo Alao-Akala, he observed that if Oyo PDP leaders were together, there was no way the party would have lost its gubernatorial election.
The leaders, who unanimously endorsed Senator Kashamu Buruji as leader of the zone, said PDP would have won Osun, Ogun and Lagos states but for internal wrangling within the party.
Speaking for Oyo State delegates, Senator Ayo Adeseun revealed that there were influential members of the party in the state who should have been among the delegation but were not present.
He, therefore, urged the national chairman to do everything within his power to bring them back to the party.
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