Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have begun steps to unite members and reposition the party ahead of next election in the state.
The resolution was reached at a meeting of which had the state party chairman, Alaba Agboola, immediate past senator representing Ekiti South, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, past and present political office holders as well as zonal and national party officials from the 16 local overnment areas
The meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital over the weekend.
Addressing the gathering, the state party chairman, Alaba Agboola stressed the need for the members to close ranks and join hands to the repositioning of the party for success in future elections, especially the 2026 governorship election.
Agboola disclosed that a reconciliation committee to be jointly chaired by a former federal lawmaker, Kehinde Odebunmi and a former acting governor of the state, Tunji Odeyemi, has been constituted, to rub minds towards ensuring unity and tranquility in the party ahead of the party congress which will come up in May.
According to him, “These people will know how to manage our leaders, those who are still embattled against themselves.
“They will know how to bring the leaders together, if the leaders are together then the problem of followership will be very minimal.Our leaders must come together then they will talk to their followers, with that, party will come back to its winning race.
“My advice to the party members is that they should come and let us work together, congresses are coming very soon, hopefully in May and the reconciliation will help to unite the party for the coming election in 2026.”
Also speaking, Senator Olujimi lamented that PDP lost the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state as a result of internal grudges and bitterness among party members.
The former minority leader said, “This is a shadow of what PDP used to be. We were united. We should forgive each other. We are all here for a purpose which is the forthcoming congress. If we don’t forget the past, it will be very hard to progress.
“We should think outside the box, couple the resources, and bring out the best from the party. If we don’t do that, we are just wasting our time and that will not enable us to retrieve our lost glory.
“We used ourselves to lose the last election, we should sit down and think appropriately now.”
