Nothing has changed in Ogun PDP — Tella

The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its members to remain calm, insisting that the leadership of the party remains intact.

This was coming on the heels of the dissolution of the Abayomi Tella-led State Executive by the National Caretaker Working Committee of the party with immediate effect.

In a letter dated March 13, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Hon. Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, announced that a caretaker committee would be constituted to oversee the affairs of the party.

Reacting to the purported dissolution, the Chairman, Tella, said the State Executive Committee of the party were duly elected on September 24, on a four-year tenure.

He submitted that the executives had just spent a year or a few months in office.

“If you also look at Section 58, Subsection 1, paragraphs A to N, which stipulates a number of infractions that could be committed before any punishment can be meted out, nothing like that has happened in the PDP in this state.

“We have been very peaceful. However, this is a period of politics and all sorts of things are bound to happen. But to our team members in Ogun State, we want to assure you that nothing has happened. The excos remains intact and will continue to remain intact.

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“We will participate in the election in 2027. We will be on the ballot and we will win the election, ” he said.

He charged members of the party across the state to remain resolute and law-abiding.

Meanwhile, a 22-man Caretaker Committee has been constituted by the NCWC, in pursuance of Article 29(2)(b), and has approved the appointment of the following as Caretaker Committee Members for Ogun State.

The Committee members will be led by Hon. Ajayi Abayomi as Chairman and Barrister Taiwo Shote as Secretary.

Other members include Alhaji Seun Salisu; Aremo Temitope Ashiru; Sobowale Olayinka Damilare; Alhaja Akibu Oriyomi; Mr Femi Ogunlesi; Mr Jimi Awobona; Alhaji Najeem Rufai; Mrs Folake Agbolade; Mr Owodunni Abiodun Olugbenga; Hon. Yusuf Keshinro.

Mr. Olumuyiwa Fatunbi; Mr. Ismail Similoluwa; Alh. Abolade Ridwan Adeoye; Mr. Olusegun Miracle Abiola; Mrs. Oluwafunmike Fajemisin;Comrade Oyetunji Opakunle; Princess Tinuade Aina; Mr. Tunji Akintunde Akinlade; Alh. Hassan Olajide and Hon. Irede Ogini as members

The Committee is tasked with managing the affairs of the Party in their State, as outlined in Section 21(2)(a-b) of the PDP Constitution. The tenure of this committee will last for 30 days or until a new Executive Committee is elected.