The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denied claims by the Labour Party candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour that the main opposition party is having talking with him about stepping down.
According to the PDP, the statement credited to the Labour Party candidate came as a disrespect to PDP, as no one can lay claims to the ownership structure of the PDP.
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The party in a press statement signed by Hon. Hakeem Amode, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary and chairman, Media and Publicity Team for JandorFunke 2023 Campaign Council, noted that the PDP is a proper democratic party and it is only the State Executive Committee of the party as recognised by the national body, which is the only organ that can be described as the custodian of the PDP under the leadership of the party’s governorship candidate Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor.
The statement reads, “So whoever Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is talking to are only representing themselves and not Lagos PDP,as no official conversation across the two party lines at the moment, and Jandor is not planning to step down for any candidate.
“It is important at this time to issue this statement due to a recent statement credited to Mr Rhodes-Vivour and purported message on a Twitter handle of @zuccinille, who claimed that Jandor will collapse his structure to work for a certain political party.
The statement added, “Our candidate in this election has achieved do much so make the Jandor brand a household name in Lagos State on his own merit due to his immense hard work, and he is not riding on any sudden waves.
“We are using this opportunity to urge our teeming supporters and good people of Lagos State that the decision of the people to ensure that Lagos breaks free will be respected and defended in the coming gubernatorial election of March 11.
“The efforts to liberate Lagos State from the present oligarchy government of APC cannot be undermined by people who do not see such a great battle that must be won and cannot be subjected to social media cruise,” the statement said..