PDP Inaugurates Kwara State Caretaker Committee.<\/p>\n
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that there is no
\nimposition in the party, just as it solidified its hold of the Kwara State
\nparty machinery with the inauguration of a caretaker committee to manage
\nthe affairs of the party following last years defection of the governor,
\nAbdulfatah Ahmed to the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
The party also waved off the defection of 27 Sokoto State House of
\nAssembly members to the APC, saying it would attract 100 times more
\nmembers into the party.<\/p>\n
These were disclosed by the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga
\nTukur, after he inaugurated the Kwara State PDP caretaker committee at the
\nnational headquarters of the party in Abuja on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The inauguration of Sokoto State caretaker committee was supposed to hold
\nsame day but it was postponed.<\/p>\n
Tukur said “this is democracy in action where freedom of choice is
\nentrenched. First of all the process is starting to ensure a foundation
\nwhich the PDP always talk about, foundation of democracy start with the
\nprocess of election, not selection, process of consensus after agreement,
\nnot imposition. That is what the PDP stand for. Democracy not
\ndictatorship.<\/p>\n
“I feel happy today that Kwara like any other state will now go back again
\nand get the mandate of the electorate to bring together our party
\nexecutive to take care of Kwara State” he said.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the defection in Sokoto State Tukur stated “they have
\nalready left when the governor left. When 27 people leave, 270,000 would
\ncome in. This is democracy is by election. If few had left many would come
\nin.”<\/p>\n
Explaining the shelving of PDP Sokoto State caretaker committee, Tukur
\nsaid “that is democracy. They are trying to again talk to themselves and
\nthey are coming later in the day. They are all ready.”<\/p>\n
On his part, the chairman of the caretaker committee in Kwara State,
\nSolomon Edoja, promised the leadership of PDP that the party would retain
\nthe governorship of the state in 2015.<\/p>\n
He said with the defection of the governor and other members of the party,
\nthe party and state is free from bondage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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