The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has finally bowed to pressure from members of the former Labour Party, who recently defected to the party in Ondo State by sacking executives of the party in the state.
The move was meant to accommodate the erstwhile members of the Labour Party, led by the State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko in the party.
A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh in Abuja on Sunday, said the decision to sack the Ondo State exco was taken by members of the National Working Committee of the ruling party.
Metuh also noted that the sacking involved the executives of the party at the ward and local government levels of the party.
He said, “The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Committee of the party.
“By this announcement, all structures of the party at the ward, local government and state levels stand dissolved.
“Consequently, a Caretaker Committee has been constituted to pilot the affairs of the state chapter of the party. The Committee has Mr. Dare Adeleke as Chairman and Solomon Osawu as Secretary”.
The statement, however, called on members of the party in the state to continue to work together in harmony even as it said the party was confident now, more than ever before, of its total domination of Ondo politics especially with the rejoining of the PDP family by Mimiko.
