The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State has adopted a consensus arrangement to produce its party executives.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the main opposition party conducted its LGA congresses nationwide on Tuesday to produce new set of officials to steer the affairs of the party at the grassroots.
Mr Ebenezer Alabi, the Electoral Officer assigned to conduct the PDP Congress in Alimosho LG, said the party had always been preaching consensus.
“We have been preaching this for all to be on the same page in setting up structure of the party from wards level to the national level.
“What I witnessed here today, is that the leaders are in one accord; they have come together and resolved every issue among themselves and came out with a unity list which is acceptable to all leaders and we are happy for that.
“That is what we are adopting as the results for today’s Congress in Alimosho Local Government,” Alabi, a former Ondo State PDP Chairman, said.
On the implications of the consensus on the party, the electoral umpire said that it would bring back peace and cohesion into the party.
According to him, members of the party would see themselves as one and work as a team to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Divisions have never helped us in PDP and that is why I am glad that we have seen our problem, we have realised our mistakes and we are now taking steps to correct them.
“I am happy and it is good for our party,” he added.
Alabi, who noted that one could not still rule out possibility of some people still aggrieved, urged all the aggrieved to support the majority to move the party forward.
According to him, those who could not get party executive positions would get elective offices, hence the need for cooperation for PDP to wax stronger in the state.
Chief Segun Adewale, a former Chairman and senatorial candidate of the party, told NAN that the choice of consensus was to engender peace and move the party forward.
Adewale, who is the leader of the party in the council, said the harmonised list of LGA executives was to end fracas and frictions with the party.
According to him, the party would leave no stone unturned to end all acrimony and infighting which had cost the party so much in the state in the past.
“We don’t want to go to the field. We have resolved to come together and to work together for us to get better results in future elections,” he said.
Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, said that the harmonised list ratified by the congress electoral officers, was a product of consultations and sacrifices.
Also speaking, Mr Saturday Akioya, the PDP Chairman in Alimosho LGA, told NAN that the party would not want to toe the path of “the winner takes all”.
“PDP needs to unite to win senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly seats in Alimosho. We have fought enough, we must harmonise ourselves so that we will win.
“Let us come together and work together. Aeroland wants to work with all groups. We must put people who are strong to be members of the executives,” Akioya said.
He added that Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State had encouraged the party to harmonise to avoid members working at cross purposes. (NAN)
