The political turbulence being witnessed in Kwara by the two leading
political parties, PDP and APC took a new twist over the weekend as PDP
faction of Barrister Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo lay claim of the party
structure in the state, saying they were never dissolved, suspended nor
expelled for any anti-party activities.
The Kwara PDP faction
led by Akogun Oyedepo affirm their loyalty and commitment to the party
towards victory come 2019 and has since released names of their
candidate for elective positions in the state.
The faction is
fielding Rukayat Romoke Sheu as the candidate for the Kwara Central
Senatorial district and Ramatu Bola Malik as the candidate for the
governorship position.
Razaq Atunwa is the Saraki led PDP faction’s governorship candidate.
You
will recall that an Ilorin based High court last Thursday declared the
Balogun Fulani faction of the APC as the legally recognized faction in
the state based on similar reasons cited by the Barrister Akogun Oyedepo
led PDP faction.
The judgement of the Ilorin High Court last
Thursday has been faulted by the National Working Committee of the APC
which constituted the Bashir Bolarinwa faction.
The National working committee of the APC presented Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as the governorship candidate of the party to INEC.
The Balogun Fulani faction governorship candidate is Kayode Omotoshe.
The
Barrister Akogun Oyedepo led PDP have also initiated a court process
against the legality of Saraki’s led PDP executive in the state and seek
that the court should compel INEC to stick with list submitted by only
Akogun led executive which remains the only legally constituted and
recognized executive of PDP.
The next few days no doubt would be
days of courtesy and perpetual visit for the two main political parties,
PDP and APC in Kwara state as the 2019 general election count down
begins.
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