The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may face an uphill task of running against time and being unable to field
State Exco Has No Right To Conduct Primary Elections – Ogundele• Lawal’s Allegations Unfounded, Says Adebutu
The court declared that all the primaries conducted by the PDP in the state were not in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. Justice Oguntoyinbo stopped INEC from recognising Ladi Adebutu, who had been declared the governorship candidate. The 14-day directive by the court to conduct the rerun primaries elapsed last week. And the development is creating fears and concerns among party members, especially those who have spent their fortunes to participate in the various primaries that the court nullified.
“These are the grey areas that we are looking at. But as far as we are concerned, we are ready. We’ve been ready from the very day the court ruled that rerun primaries should be conducted.” Lawal also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of instigating the crisis in the PDP. According to him, “Governor Dapo Abiodun’s agenda is to prevent a stronger candidate from emerging as the PDP’s governorship flag bearer next year, which is me. Not less than 14 local council chairmen are with me and I can boast of the majority if the authentic delegates list is used for the primary. These are the fears of our party leaders because they don’t want a popular candidate to emerge.
BUT the spokesman of Ladi Adebutu Governorship Campaign Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya dismissed Lawal’s allegations against his principal. He said there is no way the NWC would have complied with the court directive that the state executive should conduct rerun primaries against the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 that vested such right in the national body of a party. According to him, “Lawal’s allegation is unfounded and dismissible.
OGUNDELE in a telephone conversation debunked the insinuation that the state executive has the right, under any law, to organise primaries and or the governorship primary.
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