The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed a purported announcement dissolving the elected State Executive Committees in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo states, describing the move as illegal and of no effect.
According to a press statement on Saturday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, said the PDP leadership had become aware of a notice claiming that the party’s state executive structures in the three states had been dissolved.
Ememobong stated that the alleged dissolution was “illegal and unwarranted,” adding that it undermines ongoing reconciliation efforts within the party.
“We have seen a purported announcement of the dissolution of the elected State Executive Committees in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo states,” the statement read.
“This dissolution, which is illegal and unwarranted, is an affront to the proposed reconciliation for which talks are underway. This further attempt to deepen divisions at the state and other levels is null, void and of no effect whatsoever.”
The PDP spokesman urged members of the party in the affected states to disregard the notice and continue to carry out their official responsibilities at the state, local government and ward levels.
He also called on the public not to be misled by the announcement, assuring that the state party excos in the three states remain intact.
“We urge the State Chapters, all officers of the party at the local government and ward levels, and indeed the public, to discountenance the said notice and continue to exercise their lawful duties,” he said.
Ememobong further stressed that ongoing peace and reconciliation efforts within the party should be seen as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the PDP ahead of upcoming electoral contests.
“For the avoidance if doubt, our desire for peace must be understood in the context of the need for the salvation of the party for the purpose of the forthcoming elections, and not misconstrued otherwise,” he added.
The development comes amid internal consultations within the PDP aimed at resolving ongoing disputes over national leadership and consolidating party structures across several states ahead of future elections.
[Western Mirror]
