Wike’s PDP faction elects new executives in Ondo

A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, aligned with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has elected its executive members to pilot the affairs of the party in the next four years.

During a State Congress held in Akure on Tuesday, Olaniyi Ogungbuji, emerged Chairman of the faction of the party in the State.

Other officers elected at the Congress, include Akinwamide Adedeji; State Deputy Chairman, Yagba Timilehin; State Secretary, Alake Joseph Olumuyiwa; State Treasurer, Clement Adefemi; State Legal Adviser, Akintemi Akinduyite; State Financial Secretary, Sadiq Fatai; State Publicity Secretary alongside 32 other executive members.

The Congress, which attracted party stakeholders, was attended by representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by the Executive Secretary in Ondo State, Adenike Tadese and personnel from the Department of State Security Services (DSS).

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Adebiyi Abiodun-Philips, the Chairman, Congress Committee Ondo 2026 for the Wards, LGAs and State, in his remarks, said; “this is a time for us to come together as one family to work for the interests of the party, not our own personal interests.

“PDP is fully back on ground, if you look at what is happening, even from the national, like what our leaders said and all the other leaders of the party, both in the Southwest and the nation as a whole, we want peace to reign, we want reconciliation.

“We want it to be on record that as of today, we don’t have any faction again in PDP. Any faction in PDP is now a thing of the past. Yes, we had the crisis, we had the misunderstanding, but it has been settled. So, we are now one, we work together as one family.

“The door is open for those who are aggrieved, those who believe they want to come back to the party. Some of our members who have gone to ADC or APC, if they want to come back, the door is open for everybody. And for those of us who are very much at home, then we should continue with the good job.”

Olaniyi Ogungbuji, in his acceptance remarks, declared that the immediate focus of the new executives is to reposition the party for the 2027 General Elections, urging party members to set aside internal differences and concentrate on strengthening the party through unity and membership mobilisation.

Ogungbuji, noted that unity among members is essential for the growth and electoral success of the party.

“We are here now to change everything, to redirect the future of PDP and for us to be able to get results in our future elections. So, I can assure you, I can assure Ondo State that PDP has today taken off with a new focus to ensure and to create meaning in the political atmosphere of this state and Nigeria at large.

“We are members of the same family, and don’t forget that at the national level, reconciliation is already going on. So, at the state level too, we constitute to that and ensure we work together to move the party ahead. The victory is for us all,” Ogungbuji said.