By Richard Akintade
Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, commenced the new year 2021 with an interdenominational prayer session at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo, the state capital.
The State PDP Chairman, Hon Soji Adagunodo, led the large numbers of the party loyalists across the 30 local government area of the state, including the area office, Modakeke, to the party’s new Secretariat, located along Ikirun road, Biket area, Osogbo, Osun for the prayers.
Members of Osun PDP, with religious leaders in the state asked for God’s intervention in the lingering crisis bedeviling the party and for the warring parties in the party to reunite.
Those who offered prayers stressed the need for warring members of the party to resolve their differences amicably, stating that in unity, they can unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the 2022 gubernatorial election.
The State Chairman of the party, Hon Adagunodo assured members of using everything within his reach to restore peace and unity to the party.
Adagunodo, while speaking about the new Secretariat, stated, against the claim by the national leadership of the party, there was nothing wrong with relocation of the party secretariat.
He noted that the press statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbodiyan that the new party secretariat acquired by his leadership was a “strange office” which was not known to the national secretariat of the party was influenced by communication gap and was at best unfortunate.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr Kola Ologbodiyan had earlier issued a press statement denying the knowledge of the national secretariat about the relocation of the secretariat of the party in Osun and describing the new office as “strange entity”.
Adagunodo while fielding questions from journalists during the prayer described the statement as unfortunate.
He said the relocation of the secretariat followed a due process and the same was officially communicated to the National Chairman of the Party via a letter dated 11th of December, 2020.
He noted that the decision of relocation was taken to guarantee the independence of the Party in the state from gubernatorial aspirants and other intending aspirants for different elective positions, adding that it would also boost the morale of the party members and deepen their sense of belonging.
Hon Adagunodo however assured the teeming members that nothing would stop the party from taking over Osun State in the next general election as the party was fully ready for future elections in the state.
He also used the medium calling on the members to always be law abiding.
PDP leaders and members from across the state were in attendance during the special prayer including religion leaders.
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