- Seyi Makinde wants former Governor Rashidi Ladoja to remain in the PDP and help rebuild it
- Ladoja is reportedly unhappy over the sharing of positions in the party in Oyo state
- Makinde says he remains a son to the former governor and cannot do it all alone
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Seyi Makinde, is appealing to the former governor of Oyo state, Rashidi Ladoja, not to dump the opposition party as reports claim the latter was already scouting for a suitable political plartform.
The Nation reports that Makinde spoke yesterday in Ibadan through his organisation.
He reminded Ladoja of his leadership role and the collective desire of the residents of the state for a change through 2019 elections.
A statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade quoted Makinde as advising Ladoja, being a father, should stay back and continue with the party they both built together.
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The report said Ladoja is threatening to leave the PDP because of the harmonised list of the state executive just released by the national leadership of the party.
According to the report, the list shows 14 positions were given to the Makinde bloc while Ladoja’s bloc retained the remaining 16.
It was learnt that Ladoja is not happy that the hold on the party was shared in such a manner by its national leadership, which said it was promoting a sense of unity. The former governor, it was reported, is shopping for another party.
“I am privileged to be referred to as one of your political sons and which you yourself confirmed on a radio programme two days ago.
“Therefore, as a true son of a valiant father, I hereby humbly but strongly appeal to you not to contemplate leaving the house we are jointly trying to roof, just before the raining season.”
“The issue of harmonisation of party executive, which is being blown out of proportion, appears to be the most realistic arrangement to actualise our objective because political expediency narratives are determined by circumstances on the ground.
“In our own party, the PDP at the national level learnt a bitter lesson from 2015 debacle, where only one tendency was saddled with the control of the party; hence, it became imperative for the National Working Committee (NWC) to ensure that an all-inclusive state executive is put in place to avoid going to war with a divided army.
“Like others who desire positive change via PDP under your leadership in the state, I strongly believe no single tendency can do it all alone.
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“What does it profit you, sir, to abandon your children and allow, by default, the perpetration of anti-youth employment policy, as graphicised in the current 2018 budget, to continue? God forbid!
“You and I will not allow it, and the millions of youths who are pining away in abject lack, in spite of going to school and who were deceived to being foot soldiers in 2015, will obviously resist it legitimately. And this is why, sir, the prospect of leaving the party is not an option,” Makinde said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Gbenga Daniel and Rasheed Ladoja stated that it was too late for southwest leaders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to think of leaving the opposition party.
The two ex-governors made their comments following the zone’s loss of the office of national chairman of the PDP, at its recently held national convention.
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Source: Naija.ng