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  • Ogun LG polls a mockery of democracy, says Southwest PDP

    Ogun LG polls a mockery of democracy, says Southwest PDP

    The Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recently conducted local government election in Ogun State, describing it a ‘sham’ and a travesty of democratic principles.

    In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by its publicity secretary, Sanya Atofarati, the party alleged that the exercise fell far below global electoral standards.

    Atofarati cited numerous irregularities, including the premature announcement of results in areas where no voting occurred and the intimidation of PDP members before, during, and after the polls.

    He accused the Babatunde Osibodu-led State Independent National Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) of colluding with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to undermine the will of the electorate.

    According to Atofarati, the composition of the OGSIEC committee from the outset signaled the election would be manipulated to favor the ruling party.

    He said: “The Babatunde Osibodu-led OGSIEC committee’s composition was compromised from the outset, with a clear intention to perpetrate electoral fraud.

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    “Reported irregularities included the premature declaration of results in areas where no elections took place.

    “Instances of intimidation against our party members were widespread across all polling units in the twenty local government areas, culminating in the unjust arrest and detention of the PDP’s 2023 governorship candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu.

    “We urge our party members to uphold the law and remain peaceful in the face of these challenges”, Atofarati added.

  • PDP shifts NEC meeting

    PDP shifts NEC meeting

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved its National Executive Council (NEC) scheduled for tomorrow again. 

    The decision was taken in an enlarged meeting on Tuesday evening by the party’s Governors’ Forum, a statement by chairman of the body Bala Mohammed informed. 

    The meeting was also attended by members of the Board of Trustees (BoT); National Working Committee (NWC); National Assembly Caucus and Forum of former Governors. 

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    Bala said the meeting has been rescheduled to November 28, 2024. 

    According to the statement “The postponement is to ensure that the party goes into the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial elections of November 16, 2024 with the unity and strength demanded to unseat the floundering All Progressive Congress, APC government in the state.”

  • Fayose’s aide to PDP committee members: you are jesters

    Fayose’s aide to PDP committee members: you are jesters

    Recommendation for the expulsion of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by the Dare Adeleke-led Caretaker Committee, has been condemned.

    It was described as “a political comedy by a committee of jesters led by a man with penchant for overpricing and over-bloating himself like a toad.”

    In a statement, Fayose’s aide, Lere Olayinka, challenged the committee to go ahead and carry out the expulsion of Fayose, instead of recommending to the National Working Committee of the party.

    “What are they waiting for? They should just go ahead and expel Fayose from the party since they now have power of life and death.

    After all, their own caretaker is with so much power that it can change the structure of a house it is managing for the owners,” Olayinka said.

    He asked if Fayose should no longer have his own life and take his own decisions when the Caretaker Committee Chairman,  Adeleke, was boasting everywhere that his assignment was to remove Fayose from Ekiti PDP and that he had done this successfully.

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    Olayinka said: “The composition of the committee excluded Fayose and his people, we did not complain. We only said for every action, counter actions should be expected.

    “Adeleke constituted Local Government Caretaker Committee, which has no place in the Constitution of the PDP and excluded Fayose and his people, we did not complain.

    “They were holding meetings up and down, boasting that they have removed Fayose from the PDP in Ekiti State, we still did not complain.

    “So, what exactly do they want from Fayose? Or when you barred a man from coming to your house, the man does not have a right to go to the house of those who are willing to give him red carpet reception?

    “Since he is done with his assignment of taking Fayose out of Ekiti PDP, shouldn’t Adeleke just go back to his Ibadan base and return to Ekiti in 2026 to vote for the PDP?