The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed impression that there is a division in the party, boasting it will change the tide of electoral performance in the state in 2015.
The party insisted that Lagosians are tired of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, government.
The state chairman of the party, Olatunji Shelle, who stated this at a press briefing, said effort by the current state executive to enhance unity at the various levels of the party has enabled the Lagos PDP to overcome the issue of division.
He said: "To all our leaders and members, we want you to spread the message of renewal to everyone at the ward and local government areas that there is no division among our leaders anymore and should disregard any tale to that effect as the tale is intended to rekindle acrimony and disaffection in Lagos PDP."
Admonishing members to be conscious of the antics of those who are not happy with the peace and progress the party has recorded so far, Shelle said "the rumour of division is nothing but evil we must guide against because it is not in the interest of the party."
He particularly described as falsehood, stories being peddled by some people that the Lagos PDP executive is facing dissolution. According to him, "we want to say here that there is nothing like that except the figment of imagination of those peddling such rumour."
He added: "For the avoidance of doubt, we want to emphasise that the current state executive of the party in Lagos Sate was properly constituted like any other subsisting and legitimate PDP exco throughout the country.
We followed all constitutional guidelines as required by the PDP constitution that led to the congress which also produced the current state executive."
Shelle also described as huge joke, the insinuation that the Lagos PDP executive will not be allowed to participate at the forthcoming South-West congress of the party.
National Mirror