Former Oyo
governor, Rasheed Ladoja, who defected to the Accord Party to contest the
state’s governorship seat in the 2015 general elections, has returned to the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr. Ladoja, along with Seyi
Makinde, a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party(SDP) in the state, moved to
the PDP on Thursday in Ibadan, when Ahmed Makarfi, chairman of the PDP National
Caretaker Committee, visited the Oyo capital.
The former governor, who won the
seat on the ticket of the PDP in 2011, said he was returning to his home,
adding that it was not his wish to leave the PDP when he did.
“When I left the PDP some years
ago, it was because of the injustice done to me.
“We left because the PDP leaders,
at that time, were not ready to protect the interest of all members. We are
back now because the new leadership has promised to right all wrongs and avoid
mistakes of the past.
“I have discussed with members of
the Accord party and they have asked for amnesty; we need assurance from
Makarfi that Accord Party members will be given equal treatment and a level
playing ground,” Mr. Ladoja stated
In his response, Mr. Makarfi said
that he came to Ladoja “to take you back to where you belong”.
“We want you to return to your
great beginning; we want to start all over again as one family,” he said.
Mr. Makarfi
expressed optimism that Ladoja’s presence would add value to the PDP in Oyo
State, adding that he (Ladoja) had committed no crime to warrant a plea for
amnesty.
He implored PDP members to forget
the past and work toward party unity, and assured Ladoja and new PDP members of
equal opportunity for all.
Mr. Makinde, in his remark,
assured Mr..Makarfi of his group’s total support to the ideals of the PDP,
urging him to protect the interest of his members.
Two PDP chieftains, Richard
Akinjide and Yekini Adeojo, who spoke at the occasion, commended Mr. Makarfi
over his efforts to reconcile warring factions and “especially for wooing new
members into the fold”.
Mr. Akinjide particularly promised
to assist Mr. Makarfi toward rebuilding the PDP, and urged him to carry all
members along, so as to create a sense of oneness.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
reports that hundreds of Accord party, SDP, and PDP supporters received Makarfi
who also visited Chief Christopher Alao-Akala, another former Oyo governor
being wooed by Mr. Makarfi.
(NAN)
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