...I REMAIN IN PDP; CHIEF ADEOLA OGUNRINDE
By Freedom Siasia; Friday 29, 2022.
A stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State and National PDP Ex-Officio, Chief Ogunrinde, has denied news making the rounds that he has dump the party for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
This came against the backdrop of the recent decamping of the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Segun Oni, his age friend and political ally from Ido-Osi LG of Ekiti. He said he never considered dumping PDP.
Ogunrinde, who is the National Ex Officio of the party, described the story as ”mere political gimmicks and scandals by rumour peddlers” who are bent on denting his high rising political image.
According to him, “While Engr Oni has deemed it necessary to dumped PDP for SDP, which is his right according to Section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution, it is sacrosanct to reiterate my commitment to PDP and the administration of the National Chairman, Dr Iyiochia Ayu, and the Southwest Chairman, Hon Soji Adagunodo.‘‘
Speaking further, Ogunrinde said: “Those of us who are in politics should learn how to play politics as politics and not as a war, at the end of every political process so that we can come together and support whoever by divine providence God has made to be there.
“In Nigeria what we know especially at the national level is a change of government through coups. And at the end of that coup whether the coup succeeds or not both parties live as enemies. Sometimes they stay as enemies till they die.
“But our democratic process is recognised by law. So we the modern-day politicians should not begin to practice democracy and contestation to power as if we are organizing a coup.
“I want to thank our Governor General , Engr. Seyi makinde for opening his hands and welcoming every Southwest zone irrespective of the divide. He added”.
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