PDP Southwest stakeholders shows support for Makinde in their meeting in Ibadan

Stakeholders In S/West PDP Meet and Discuss in Ibadan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftains, in the South-West geopolitical zone, have advised party members on inity and to join the moving train of the party under the direction of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State.

The party charged the PDP chapters in the geo-political zone states to reinforce the party ahead of the future congresses, authorising those in attendance to return home and fetch more people to join the party.

The leaders of the South-West PDP, in an agreement endorsed by its chairman, Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro, appreciated Governor Makinde for summoning the meeting which was meant to be reconciliatory, while praising Chief Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, who paid a courtesy visit to his Oyo State mate for his interest in the welfare of South-West PDP.

Dignitaries in attendance include former Governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Segun Oni; governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo State, Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN); Senators Abiodun Olujinmi (Ekiti), Hosea Agboola (Oyo); Hon. Rita Orji (Lagos) and the PDP South-West chairman, Ogungbenro. Engr. Adedeji Doherty (Lagos), Abayomi Kuye (Lagos), Prince Muiz Dosunmu (Lagos), Chief Kunmi Mustapha (Oyo), Chief Mrs Bosede Adedibu (Oyo), Hon. Soji Adagunodo (Osun), Fatai Adams (Ondo), Barr. Olayinka Sunkanmi (Ogun) and Prince Adeleke Shittu.

A bulletin published after the meeting noted that the party’s reconciliation committee being led by former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has till the end of February to deliver its reports and that once the report is acknowledged, the South-West PDP will summon a broader meeting to approve the report.

In the progress of reading the resolution of the meeting to media officers, Abiodun Olujinmi, the Senator representing Ekiti South District, said: “We thank Governor Makinde for calling this meeting of PDP leaders in the South-West zone, and we equally appreciate Governor Wike for being a great leader of our party and for taking out time to come to the South-West so that he could encourage us as a zone to make peace with one another and ensure that the party develops as needed in the zone.

“We urged everyone present to go back home and mobilise for the PDP, bring in new entrants into the party for the longevity of the party.

“We asked that the Zonal Reconciliation Committee led by Governor Oyinlola must complete its work by the end of February and turn in its report.

“We also decided that there will be a larger meeting of the party once the reconciliation committee turns in its report to ratify it and take it to the national headquarters.

“We urged all the party members sitting on the fence and who believe in the party to come in now so that we can build the party together.”