The South-West Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it is not part of the reported coalition, urging all members of the party to remain united, steadfast and continue to stand behind their leaders in the zone to navigate through all issues at the zonal and national levels.
This was contained in a communique issued by the Southwest Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, Sanya Atofarati, at the end of a meeting of the South West Caucus of the party on Friday, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The caucus also reaffirmed its unwavering loyalty to the PDP and commitment to the unity, stability, progress and success of the party at all levels in the Zone and across the country.
It applauded Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke as well as other leaders of the party in the zone for their untiring roles in ensuring the stability and growth of the PDP as the prominent political party in the South West.
According to the Caucus, the PDP in South West remains intact, urging all organs and relevant bodies of the Party to remain focused and continue to work assiduously towards the successful conduct of the scheduled National Convention to further strengthen and reposition the PDP for the task ahead.
“We support the position of the National Working Committee, NWC, that our Party remains open to working with other well-meaning like-minded citizens in the collective effort to rescue our nation from the stranglehold of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“We resolved to intensify efforts to ensure the victory of our great Party in the upcoming bye-elections in Oyo and Ogun States as well as Local Government Council election in Lagos State. The Caucus is confident that the PDP as a Party of choice in the South West and Nigeria at large will record sweeping victory in the coming elections.
“We demand that the Federal Government immediately release the withheld Osun State Local Government Allocation. The withholding of the Osun State Local Government Allocation by the Federal Government is unconstitutional, unwarranted and a violation of the rights and wellbeing of the people of Osun State,”; the Caucus said.
It further expressed concern over the worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country under the APC administration and re-echoed that the declaration of Governor Makinde that the 2027 election will be between Nigerians and the APC, with Nigerians ultimately triumphing under the banner of the PDP.
