An ally of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Hon. Lanre Omolase has emerged as chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the party’s state congress held on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti.
The congress, monitored by officials of the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies, also produced Chief
Tunde Ogunleye, a former commissioner in the state, as secretary, alongside
other members of the State Working Committee.
Other executives elected at the congress include Babatunde
Akande as Deputy Chairman, Femi Philips as Publicity Secretary, Lawrence
Odunayo as Organising Secretary, Olugbenga Agbede as Legal Adviser, Mrs Ayodele
Oluwatoyin Bosede as Women Leader, Banji Femi as Youth Leader, Gani Bakare as
Financial Secretary, Anike Folasade as Treasurer, Ajayi Joseph as Auditor,
while Sunday Olowolafe, Adeniyi Adefemi and Segun Olatunji emerged as
senatorial chairmen for Ekiti South, Central and North respectively.
Speaking at the congress, a member of the PDP National
Caretaker Working Committee and the party’s governorship candidate in the 2022
Ekiti election, Bisi Kolawole, acknowledged that the party had experienced
internal challenges but assured members that efforts were ongoing to rebuild
and reposition it.
According to him, consultations were ongoing among party
leaders and stakeholders across the country to restore unity, strengthen
internal democracy and rebuild confidence among members.
Kolawole urged the newly elected executives to remain loyal
to the party and work collectively to move it forward, stressing that
discipline, unity and commitment to the ideals of the PDP were necessary for
the party to regain its strength as a major political force.
In his remarks, the new chairman, Omolase, called for
renewed commitment among members, assuring that the party would recover from
its challenges.
He said he would lead the party with the fear of God and
work with all stakeholders to ensure that the PDP regains its lost ground in
Ekiti State.
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