
Ogun PDP crisis : Court decides fate July 21
……Bamgbose, sponsor should be jailed- Ogundele
By Abdulfatai SOBANDE
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on July 21, decide the fate of factions loyal to Senator Buruji Kashamu and House of Representatives member, Honourable Ladipupo Adebutu, the two former National Assembly members battling for the soul of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Ogun State.
The Kashamu faction last May 8, inaugurated the state new executive committee led by Samson Bambose to succeed Chief Adebayo Dayo whose tenure expired during the period.
National Working Committee of PDP quickly disassociated itself from the inauguration, saying it had not ordered any form of Congress in the state in compliance with court order and Federal Government Restrictions Order to contain the spread of Coronavirus in Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States
A Chieftain of the party, Honourable Sikirulah Ogundele speaking with Ogun Today recently in Abeokuta, said the Bamgbose led state executives along with its sponsor should be jailed by now for violating the court order restricting all parties in the case to put all activities on hold until determination of substantive suit before it.
“There is no state executives in Ogun State PDP,since the court had placed Its order to restrain all parties from further action on holding congresses in the state couple with the restrictions order of the Federal Government in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States during the period because of COVID-19.” the former State House of Assembly member stated.
Speaking further”,I don’t see a Very reasonable person still claiming to have conducted Congress to produce new state executives, such executives and its sponsor should be in jail for violating the court order and that of the President Mohamedu Bihari”.
Ogundele explained that the court had fixed July 21 for its verdict on the application filed by the National Secretariat of PDP against the State Executive Committee, seeking further interpretation on who between the NWC and the state chapter has the power to conduct congresses in the state.
The Supreme court judgement according to him, had gave its judgement in favour of the NWC in the case involving the then National Caretaker Committee led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi and erstwhile National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff whose committee was desolved by the party’s National Convention.
The former Ifo Local Government Area Chairman tongue lashed the former Senator for allegedly doing business with political future of his loyalists which had affected PDP fortune in the last 10 years in the state.
He lauded both the party former State Chairman, Chief Adebayo Dayo and his secretary, Alhaji Semiu Sodipo for realizing this and teaming up with the mainstream PDP to rescue the party from further destruction .





