A former Minister of Works, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe had raised the alarm, caution that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may lose elections in Lagos with out coordination.
Ogunlewe, in a viral social media put up, stated: “To all Members of Global Mandate, we’ve a massive problem in PDP Lagos country. There are 3 marketing campaign groups; we have 207, We have 112, we have the Party Secretariat. What do you suggest we have to do? The essential goal is to win the elections. Without coordination, we may also labour in useless”.
Ogunlewe, who spoke with our correspondent, expressed worries that the lack of concord in the campaign shape may additionally precipitate defeat for the celebration.
According to him, there were 3 marketing campaign systems inside the kingdom together with the Presidential campaign for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that of the birthday celebration’s governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, as well as the celebration’s campaign team, all operating at move purposes.
He talked about that the current disharmony stemmed from the disagreements over the outcome of the birthday celebration’s primaries in addition to the Presidential primaries held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, announcing many birthday celebration members were nevertheless aggrieved.
Ogunlewe but stressed the need for all birthday party individuals to overlook the past, reunite inside the hobby of the celebration.
“We can win this election but there ought to be team spirit. I am an elderly guy, I have been a Minister, I have been a Senator, I am no longer contesting any election. If I see some thing that is going wrong and I didn’t communicate out, I could be a fool. We need to harmonize the marketing campaign shape. I am attractive to the management to work collectively”.
But the Chairman, Lagos Legacy Group for Atiku, Dayo Williams, insists there’s no division in Lagos PDP, announcing Senator Ogunlewe’s alarm has no basis.
In a statement, he said, “Let it’s known that there is no divided house in Lagos PDP. Any try and enter a sense of disharmony in our party is unfaithful, false with out basis.
“Senator Ogunlewe’s alarm is with out concrete proof, without good judgment, truly without a modicum of goodwill.
“As a faithful member of PDP from Amuwo Odofin and as a Lawyer with over 35 years revel in, I can constantly tell whilst 5th columnists are bent on destroying our birthday party’s team spirit.
“It is an established reality that the PDP Presidential Council has been collapsed into one uniform platform.
“This is the time each person ought to be on-board. We should all paintings collectively to reap our destined intention. Senator Ogunlewe should pick wherein he belongs.
“We do not and ought to now not fling our problems into the public forum. That is a none starter. We have to work together without malice or deliberate misrepresentation.”
