Ex-Govs Ladoja, Akala Rejoin PDP

Former governors of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja and Christopher Alao Akala were Wednesday represented at the reconciliatory meeting of the states PDP stakeholders called by the National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi.

Represented by Senator Femi Lanlehin and Kareem Tajudeen, Ladoja and Akala are currently chieftains of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress, respectively.

In his opening remarks, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye urged the Oyo PDP stakeholders to sheathe their swords in the interest of the party, noting that their lack of unity was what led to the victory of Abiola Ajimobi in the 2015 governorship election in the state.

“The present governor is ruling with just 32 per cent of the vote cast because the PDP house was not in order. Let us make the PDP the winning party again because there’s no need to be in a party that is losing,” Adeyeye said.

Adeyeye also urged stakeholders of the party from Osun State who also visited the PDP secretariat to put their house in order, adding that “We want to bring everybody together and it is clear that all those maintaining hard-line position will not take us anywhere.

“We are aware of all the facts, I want to appeal to all of you to be more united more than ever before.”

On his part, Senator Makarfi appealed to the Osun PDP members to bury the hatchet, noting that the issue on inconclusive congress, if not resolved, is capable of hurting the party in the future.