PDP: National Working Committee rejects new party secretariat in Osun
…Your comment is unfortunate — Adagunodo replies Ologbodiyan
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the new party Secretariat in Osun State.
It will be recalled that the State Chairman of the party and the assistant secretary, Soji Adagunodo and Yemi Adepoju last year December announced that the state secretariat has been moved to King’s Square, Opposite Biket Junction, no 9 Ikirun Road in Osogbo.
Reacting to the development, the National Working Committee, (NWC) in a statement issued by spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, rejected the new party Secretariat and described it as strange office.
According to the statement, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts Nigerians of clandestine plots by certain individuals to set up a strange office in Osogbo, Osun state, and purport such to be the Osun State secretariat of the PDP.
“For the avoidance of doubts, the PDP states in unequivocal terms that our legitimate state secretariat in Osun State remains our office located at Km 3, Ikirun Road, beside Federal Road Safety Corps Office, Biket Area, Osogbo, Osun state.
“It is imperative to state that our great party does not operate or recognize any other state secretariat in Osun State other than the above stated.
“All party members, critical stakeholders and supporters, particularly in Osun state and the nation at large, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), all security agencies, the media and the general public should take note and be guided by this accordingly.
“The leadership of the PDP charges all our members in Osun state to continue to work together and not be distracted by any such divisive plots, especially at this time that our party is working relentlessly to rescue our nation from misrule.”
However, in his response to the statement, Adagunodo described the statement by Ologbondiyan, on the new secretariat as “unfortunate”.
Adagunodo insisted that the relocation to the new secretariat followed due process and that the reason for the relocation is to ensure the party is independent and to avoid undue influence from the owners of the old building on the party.
The statement partly read, “We received with surprise and serious concern, a press release dated Jan. 5 and signed by you, wherein the new office of our great Party in Osun State was regarded as a strange entity. Considering the high demands of your office, it is our belief that the statement was influenced by communication gap and is at best unfortunate.”
