By Our Correspondent
Hundreds of People's Democratic Party members from Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency on Wednesday protested non conduct of Party p Primary for the House of Representatives for the zone.
The members who stormed the Party Secretariat located at Presidential boulevard, Oke mosan said contrary to the claim by some people, the party primary that was supposed to have been conducted was not done, but was surprised that a pseudo name was sent to the national Secretariat of the Party.
The supporters, alleged that there was a plan to impose Mustapha Adekunle on the party ‘against the wish of the people’.
Specifically, the protesters, alleged that they had been to the National Secretariat of the party, in Abuja and had discovered, that the name Mustapha Adekunle, had been submitted, as the candidate for the Federal Constituency without holding primary.
The protesters, who stormed the PDP Secretariat with placards of various inscriptions, stated that the imposition of an unpopular aspirant, if not corrected, would spell room for the party in the area.
They condemned, the party's leadership for allegedly allowing the practice, challenging them, how they got the name of the candidate, that was submitted to the National Secretariat, in Abuja.
Some of the placards carried by the protesters, read: "There Was No Primary Election in Ado -Odo/Ota Federal Constituency; We Say No To Imposition of Candidate in Ado- Odo/It's Federal Constituency; 2023 Is Our Hope, No Imposition in AdoO Odo/Ota Federal Constituency; We Say No To Doggery; We Shall Resist Imposition With Our Vote" among others.
Though, the protesters had gathered at the secretariat, since morning, the State Chairman of the party, Hon Sikirulahi Ogundele, did not attend to them until about 3:20pm.
Addressing the protesters, Ogundele, asked them to go and document their complaints, in form of petition and submit same to the secretariat.
Ogundele said the party, cannot just act on the mere oral complaints of the protesters but must document same, so that the party, can submit it to the PDP National Secretariat for action.
However, while buttressing the complaints of the protesters, the Deputy State Chairman of the PDP, Hon Leye Odunjo, confirmed that the party, did not hold primary in the Federal Constituency.
He said, "Though, there was no primary in the Federal Constituency, the people of the area, said they had been to Abuja and had discovered that a name had been submitted, to the National Secretariat.
"They were saying this is not acceptable to them and if care is not taken, it will affect the fortune of the PDP in the area.
"My only advise to them that they should seek all the internal mechanism of the party, before taken any further action."
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