November 18, (THEWILL) – Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has said consistent losses recorded by the party in Edo and Ondo governorship elections reflect the dismal performance of the party’s acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum.
Speaking at a meeting with the G12-Renaissance Group in Abuja on Sunday, Ologbondiyan called on the PDP stakeholders to rescue the party from the series of losses suffered under Damagum.
Ologbondiyan expressed concern at the party’s loss in Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election and warned that if the National Executive Committee (NEC) fails to elect a substantive National Chairman, PDP may suffer the same fate in the successive off-season elections in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun.
He warned that unless the NEC meeting scheduled for November 28, elects a substantive National Chairman from the North Central, per Section 47 (6) of the PDP Constitution (2017 amendment), the party’s fortune will continue to nosedive.
Challenging Damagum to defend the allegation that he met with President Bola Tinubu in London, Ologbondiyan urged PDP leaders to rescue the party from the stranglehold of Damagum.
“It is reprehensible that the Acting National Chairman is supervising the disheveling of the party. Ambassador Damagun has the least of interest in working for the success of the party in any election”, he added.
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