PDP lacks discipline – Obasanjo
Ex-President Obasanjo who is the immediate past chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of PDP made the confession while addressing the South-west zonal caucus meeting of the party held at Le Chateau Event Centre, Bodija, GRA in the Oyo State capital. Obasanjo’s confession was in tune with a similar message by the PDP South-west zonal […]
Ex-President Obasanjo who is the immediate past chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of PDP made the confession while addressing the South-west zonal caucus meeting of the party held at Le Chateau Event Centre, Bodija, GRA in the Oyo State capital.
Obasanjo’s confession was in tune with a similar message by the PDP South-west zonal chairman, Engr. Olusegun Oni, the former governor of Ekiti State who pointedly told the gathering that “the challenge before the party in the zone is how to strengthen it to meet the yearnings of the people for a change from the present ACN-led governments at the next elections”.
In his thought-provoking address to the well-attended meeting, former President Obasanjo declared saying “PDP is not sufficiently disciplined” and called for an immediate review of the party’s structure at the national, zonal and state levels just as he emphasized the need for due process and intra-party discipline.
According to him, an urgent review of the PDP constitution is desirable after 13 years of existence of the party with a view to preparing the party for the future.
Obasanjo who hailed the performance of the PDP governorship candidate, Chief Olusegun Oke at the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo State expressed the hope that with sustained unity and cooperation among party members, PDP will successfully re-capture the entire South West states in the subsequent general elections.
He said: “If we unite, we will definitely recapture all the South West States. But I believe in politics of principles and morality. I will not be a party to anything other than politics of integrity. We should therefore be wary of those who deflected and now want to stage a comeback.
Earlier in his welcome address, Engr. Olusegun Oni reeled out the objectives of the zonal caucus meeting which he said was to widen the party’s constitution and participation base “to ensure that the PDP in the South West becomes a really all-inclusive party in line with the 3Rs (Reconciliation, Reformation and Rebuilding) agenda of the present Bamanga Tukur-led leadership of the PDP.”
Oni declared: “To achieve the objective of winning the remaining five states of the South-West at the polls, we have to first ensure that we create level playing fields in all our states for our members to come together in unity, we have to inspire healthy competitions for our tickets at the various levels in all the States and ensure fairness across the board. This party must get back its grove. It must be for all of us ‘One family, once again.”
In attendance at the PDP South West Zonal Caucus meeting were, among others, Chief Segun Oni; Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the party’s national Secretary; the Minister of State for the FCT, Ms. Olajumoke Akinjide; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Chief Shuaib Oyedokun, former Deputy National Chairman (South); Dr Olufemi Majekodunmi; Senator Lekan Balogun; Chief Adetunji Olurin and Chief Olusegun Oke.