The South West zone of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday insisted on the continuation of the party’s National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, beyond the May 21 National Convention of the party.
Rising from a meeting of its expanded executive committee held in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, the South West PDP expressed support for Sheriff’s doggedness to reposition and mobilise the party towards returning to power in 2019.
The zone also backed the current zoning arrangement in the party as done by the National Zoning Committee headed by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom.
The PDP chieftains in attendance at the meeting included the Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu; National Vice Chairman (South West), Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe; former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Shuaib Oyedokun; former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Azeem Gbolarumi; and the National Auditor, Alhaji Fatai Adeyanju.
Also present were a House of Representatives member, Adesegun Adekoya; zonal secretary, Chief Pegba Otemolu, former Lagos PDP gubernatorial candidate, Dr Ade Dosunmu, former PDP chairman in Ondo State, Hon. Ebenezer Alabi, Oyo State PDP chairman, Yinka Taiwo, and Dr Olu Ogunye, among others.
