The PRIMROSE Movement, comprising founding members of PDP in Lagos State, has aligned with 2023 party’s governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran’s (Jandor) camp ,to revive party.
The movement, led by Chief Dapo Sarumi, a former Information Minister, also aligned with the loyalists of the PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr Setonji Koshoedo, to bring the party to its feet in the state.
The Spokesperson for the 2023 Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Mr Gbenga Ogunleye, disclosed this in a statement on in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the main opposition party has been beset by leadership crises both at the national level and across most states of the federation, including Lagos
Ogunleye said that the movement in the alliance set up Lagos PDP’s Elders Council to give direction to the party in the state.
He said, “The members of the movement on Oct. 26 along with other prominent elders of the party established the Lagos PDP Elders Council ,with the primary responsibility of giving direction to the party.”
Ogunleye said that the council appointed Chief Taiwo Kuye and Mr Shamsudeen Arobieke as Coordinator and Administrative Secretary respectively.
According to him, Chief Okanlawon Oshoba, Alhaji Arilesere, Pa Shakiru Oladunjoye, Alhaji Kareem Mohammed, among other party elders ,will serve as trustees.
He said that the members of the newly established Lagos PDP Elders Council expressed their reservation over the current situation of the party.
Ogunleye added that they pledged to revive the vision of the founding fathers of the party in Lagos state.
He said that Sarumi and Chief Stephen Bakare expressed commitment to chart winning ways for the party in future elections.
Ogunleye said that Kuye decried the incessant inability of the party to efficiently offer itself as the leading opposition party and the credible alternative to the ruling party.
He assured that the elders of the party across the state, as represented in the newly established council, would rallied other well-meaning members of the party “to synergise in serving as the conscience of the party.”
He said that Alhaji Olayinka Arilesere, a prominent leader of the Primrose movement also reminisced on the history of the party and the aspirations of the founding members.
According to him, the party elder enjoined all members to embrace the politics of ideology rather than stomach infrastructure and pecuniary interest “which are the motives of some politicians today.” (NAN)