The Senator Alimodu Sheriff led faction Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Otunba Segun Adewale has said that the planned defection of some members of the Makarfi/Salvador faction of the Party to a newly registered political party, The Advanced People Democratic Alliance (APDA) will further weaken democracy in the State.
Aeroland maintained that a formidable opposition is a necessary ingredient in any democratic setting.
Aeroland also advised members of the PDP believed to be loyal to Moshood Salvador planning to defect into a recently registered political party to reconsider their stand in the interest of the party.
“I will continue to sue for a united PDP. I have been doing this since I became the Chairman. It is not in the interest of democracy, the aggrieved and the general public for the opposition to be divided especially less than 2 months to the LG elections”. Adewale said.
According to him “the aggrieved members are acting alone. Senator Makarfi on whose behalf they claimed to be acting has since advised them to work with us towards the victory of the party in the LG polls”.
Adewale restated that he is ready and willing to harmonize the LG candidates list with Salvador group before presenting same to LASIEC. “I have the mandate of our leaders in the PDP to share the LG candidates on a 50 /50 basis with them if that will ensure peace going into the polls. Our interest is to deliver Lagos grassroots to the PDP. The State Secretariat is open to all members of the party and I am available to receive their list personally at the office whenever they are ready.
