OYINLOLA SHUT OUT AS SOUTH-WEST ENDORSES OLADIPO PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY

Ahead of a planned mid-term national convention, a  meeting of the South-west leadership caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held on Monday night in Abuja has finally resolved the tussle over the slot of PDP National Secretary zoned to the region.

There were indications at the meeting that the former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the suspended national secretary of PDP may have finally lost out, unless the Supreme Court rules in his favour.

But Oyinlola has insisted that he remained the authentic secretary of the party.

He is currently at the Supreme Court challenging his suspension after winning at the Court of Appeal that nullified his suspension by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

The meeting called by Chief Olabode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the party, South-west, in the spirit of genuine reconciliation, unanimously agreed to support Professor Wale Oladipo to continue in office as PDP National Secretary.

By implication, Oladipo would be ratified as the current National Secretary of PDP in the proposed national convention of the party since opposition against him from his zone has finally been doused.

It has been a long while since members of the PDP from region held a meeting in which members entered with the mind-set to forge a common endeavour aimed at promoting the political interest of the zone on all fronts.

The convener, George, in his opening remarks, sued for peace and understanding among the PDP leaders and members in the South-west, stressing on the necessity for a bond among members anchored on the need for all to work in unison towards winning all South-west states in the 2015 general election.

2015: APC DECLARES SEVEN DAYS FAST TO PRAY FOR WIKE'S EMERGENCE AS RIVERS PDP GUBER CANDIDATE

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We have read with profound gratitude reports of the adoption by the leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, of Chief Nyesome Wike, the Supervising Minister of Education, as the party's candidate for the 2015 gubernatorial election in the State. We are aware of the opposition of some camps in the disunited party to the choice of Wike and it is our prayer for these dissenters to sheathe their sword and support Wike's candidature if they are really interested in saving Rivers State from the diabolical influence of PDP come 2015. To ensure the emergence of Chief Nyesome Wike as the PDP Flag-bearer that will formally dismantle and bury PDP as a political party in Rivers State; the APC leadership in Rivers State has declared seven days fasting and prayer for all members of APC and those who true love democracy in Rivers State in this regard. 

The fasting and prayer program will commence on 25th March, 2014 and ends on 1st April, 2014 at the APC State Secretariat, old GRA Port Harcourt during the normal period of the weekly prayer and thanksgiving of APC Women. Evangelist Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya the Interim State Chairman of APC, Evangelist Mrs. Carol Nagbo the APC State Women Leader and other great men and women of God are expected to conduct the end of the fasting event. According to Evangelist Nagbo, APC is a miracle party whose mission is to dismantle every element of evil and undemocratic acts as represented by PDP from the psyche of our nation and Rivers State in particular.

We should not forget so soon that PDP is a party whose hatred for Rivers State is legendary and anything that is lawful and spiritual to stop such an undemocratic party from Brick House is an effort in the right direction and allowing an unsellable candidate like Chief Wike as the party's flag-bearer is one of the ploys we will exploit as a party to achieve this. PDP has ensured that the State's funds dwindle by ceding our Soku oil wells to Bayelsa and others to Abia State. It has also ensured that the State lacks any sign of Federal Government presence by way of projects, besides promoting insecurity in the State. Anything that would contribute to see to the total annihilation of such an evil party from Rivers State is a welcome development and one of the quickest ways to ensure the quick death of the party in the State is to allow Chief Wike to clinch the party's ticket for the 2015 guber election.

The fact remains that Chief Wike, who has spearheaded PDP-led Federal Government's onslaught against Rivers State, has lost political value in the State. Most of the people that made him tick politically have since deserted him to APC while some hungry loafers are massaging his ego just to enable them have a meal at his expense.