Why I Invaded PDP Secretariat, Chased Chairman, Excos Out Of Office – Aeroland

Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Otunba Segun Adewale, on Sunday declared himself as the
authentic chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State
chapter.

Adewale, popularly called Aeroland, had last week
Tuesday led some of his loyalists to the party secretariat located in
Ikeja GRA and locked down the building, saying he is now in charge of
the affairs of the party.

The state chairman of the party, Dr. Adegbola Dominic was attending a meeting in Ibadan when the invasion took place.
He later came back and took charge of the party secretariat with the
assistance of the police and the officials of the Department of State
Services (DSS).

Speaking with Daily Independent on why he invaded
the secretariat, Adewale said he decided to take charge because the
tenure of the Dominic-led exco have since expired.
He also accused
Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP of
frustrating the party’s efforts to win the governorship election in
Lagos.

He said: “I have the sacked the current executives of
Lagos PDP led by Dr. Dominic. I have sacked the Lagos State chairman
because his tenure expired on December 21. I am the authentic chairman
and my tenure has not expired. Chief Bode George and his cronies as
usual don’t want us to win Lagos.

“So, what they did was to keep
fighting so that there won’t be peace in Lagos. What I did was to allow
peace to reign for the national leadership to allow full reconciliation.

“So,
I decided to step down. They then brought in Moshood Salvador. Salvador
later left for APC. So, they said they needed somebody to fill the gap
because of election.

“That was why they brought in Dr. Dominic
and they gave him 90 days to act. His 90 days tenure has since expired
and currently, we don’t have a chairman in that secretariat. That was
the reason why I went there, chased them out. Right now, I am the state
chairman of the party based on the letter I have, based on the election
that was held before they asked me to step aside.”