BEVERLY HILLS, December 09, (THEWILL) – Aspirants for the National Chairmanship seat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the south West say they have adopted Professor Tunde Adeniran as their consensus candidate in the contest for the national chairmanship seat of the party.
The development makes it a two-horse race between Adeniran and Prince Uche Secondus, from Rivers State, who earlier received the support of the PDP in the South South and South East zones as their consensus candidate.
The PDP zoned the seat to the South South.
THEWILL recalls that at least six aspirants from the South West zone — Chief Bode George, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, Mr. Taoheed Adedoja and Mr. Aderemi Olusegun had earlier withdrawn from the contest.
The aspirants according to a statement signed by Senator Rasheed Ladoja on Saturday said this decision was based on consultations with stakeholders from various zones.
“We gathered that from all zones, the stakeholders who preferred to back the South West Zone for the position suggested that we should prune down the number, if possible, to one person.
“The Northern stakeholders went to the extent of stating clearly in a communique, after their meeting, their preference for a South West Candidate,” the statement read in part.
To reciprocate these gestures, the aspirants according to Senator Ladoja after a meeting Wednesday came up with the sole aim of choosing a consensus candidate.
“We all agreed that the chances of one person winning are better than those of seven people who are likely to divide the votes coming to the zone. Accordingly I am of the opinion that Professor Tunde Adeniran should become our consensus candidate for the south west zone,” he said.
Ladoja appealed to all supporters of the South West Zone to support the candidature of Professor Adeniran to clinch the position of the National Chairman of the PDP.
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