The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West, yesterday, faulted reports that the office of the National Secretary and other offices meant for the South West would be conceded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as part of the ongoing reconciliation efforts within the PDP.
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The leadership of the party, consisting of the Zonal Caretaker Committee, the State Chairmen Forum, the Elders Committee, the Stakeholders Forum, the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee, the Women and Youth fora, said, "no individual or group, no matter how powerful, can single-handedly fill positions allotted to the South West Zone. We are opposed to anything short of a free, fair and democratic congress where delegates would elect their leaders as ordered by the court in Suit No FHC/L/CS/347/2012."
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In a statement issued by the Acting Chairman, Caretaker Committee, South West PDP, Engr. Adedeji Doherty, the party noted that it was the irregularities of the past that necessitated the sack of the erstwhile Zonal Executive Committee, which was headed by Engr. Segun Oni – and the removal of the former National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola by the courts.
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The party also said any attempt to fill the vacant position of the National Secretary, except as prescribed by the court, would be tantamount to another illegality.