The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday begun the move to reconcile aggrieved members of the party.
To this end, the party said it has officially commenced the process for the registration of new and old members of the party in the state.
The state chairman of the party, Sikirullaih Ogundele disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta, the state capital.
The meeting was attended by the deputy governorship candidate of PDP at the 2023 election, Abdulkabir Akinlade, former governorship aspirant, Jimi Lawal and former member of the House of Representatives, Adekoya Adesegun.
It would be recalled that, Akinlade who joined the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC), had accused the party of treating him and his loyalists as outcasts, while Lawal who dragged the party to court to challenge candidacy of Adebutu was later suspended for alleged anti-party activity.
But, addressing party members, Ogundele said, the reconciliation move became necessary to reposition the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ogundele said, the reconciliation followed the directive of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to admit and register new members into the party.
He directed all intending members to go back to their respective wards and attend meetings and get registered as provided by the constitution.
Ogundele said, “I have the mandate of the national organ of the party to call on all those who have left the party to come back, let us accommodate ourselves.
“We can’t be doing the same thing the way and expect a different result. We are starting a new leave in PDP today.
“The party must be funded by collective members of the party. We must not tie the success and the running of the party to one person, every member must have right to this party and if you want to have right you must invest in it.
“We are going to run this party the way it is supposed to be run. Every member here has right to contest for governor, you have right to aspire to be an exco, you have right to be anything in this party.
“The party must have a level playing ground for anybody to come and run for anything”.
In his remark, Adesegun stressed the need for the restructuring of the party to promote unity and harmony among members.
“We must rejig the current leadership structure of the party to allow for equity and fairness. We must always insist on party supremacy, this is the only way PDP can be overcome its challenges”, Adesegun said.
