…as crisis hits Ekiti chapter
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
lawmakers in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have started their
defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), as leadership crisis
rocks the state’s chapter of the PDP.
This is just as the party
has inaugurated a seven-member committee to look into the allegation of
anti-party activities levelled against some members of the House of
Assembly.
The State Chairman, Mr Gboyega Oguntuase, who
inaugurated the committee with a charge to do the assignment without
fear of favour, said the constitution of the party must guide the panel
in its decisions.
However, as the panel listed
Honourables Posi Omodara, Segun Adewumi, Fajana Ojo Ade, Badejo
Anifowose, Olayode Omotoso, Cecelia Dada and Olanrewaju Olayanju to
appear before it on Tuesday, the affected lawmakers have perfected plans
to start defecting to the APC.
Dada, one of the two female
lawmakers and a former staunch supporter of former Governor Ayodele
Fayose, on Monday announced her defection from the PDP.
It was gathered that other lawmakers who have been sitting on the fence would follow suit.
The crisis in the party is due to the fight for supremacy between Fayose and Senator Abiodun Olujimi.
Both are claiming to be the authentic leader of the party in the state.
The situation is affecting the preparations of the party for the coming general elections.
Fayose has even taken to the social media to campaign against the re-election of Olujimi to the Senate.
Incidentally, Olujimi served as a deputy to Fayose during his first term in office
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