Lagos PDP Crisis: Party Elders Warn Jandor, Say Bode George Remains Leader
Segun James
Following the attack by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the last governorship election in Lagos State, Dr. Olamide Adediran, aka Jandor, against Chief Olabode George, the elders and leaders of the party have called him to order, saying that George remained the leader.
The elders’ decision, which was contained in a communique issued at the end of a meeting, held over the weekend on the way forward for the party, unanimously passed a “vote of confidence on Chief Olabode George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, as the undisputed leader of the PDP in Lagos.”
They also said that never again should the national leadership of the party interfere in the process of choosing party managers and candidates for the party in Lagos.
According to the communiqué, which was signed by the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Kofoworola Bucknor Akerele, and Chief Onikepo Oshodi, Dr. Seye O’Dairo, the director general of Jandor’s campaign council, Dr. Amos Fawole, Mr. John Agbaje and Mr. Wale Onile-Ere among others stated “that, we hereby state that henceforth, Mr. Olajide Adediran, the PDP’s former governorship candidate in Lagos should desist from further denigrating leaders and elders of the party, contrary to the provision of section of Section 58 (I) (H) of the constitution of the PDP as amended in 2017.
“That, we recognise the fact that as a new member of the party, Mr. Adediran may not be conversant with the cultures, traditions and provisions of the party’s constitution, hence we admonish him to conduct himself in conformity with the cultures and norms of the party, failure which would leave the party with no other choice, than to invoke appropriate disciplinary measures against him.
“That, the PDP does not condone groupings within its fold; hence, the group such as the Lagos for Lagos should be disbanded forthwith in accordance with the provisions of Section 58 (I) (J) of the constitution of the PDP, as amended in 2017.”
