The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Assembly candidate, the Governorship candidate for Ekiti and other members of the party have rejected the released list of the presidential campaign council and campaign management committee of the party in the state.
The list comprising of the names of the members of the party’s campaign committee in Ekiti state was signed by the Director General of the Presidential Campaign organization, Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday.
The aggrieved parties rejected the composition of the list in a letter addressed to Governor Tambuwal.
According to them, those listed are not members of the party, while the PDP members nominated did not win their polling units in the last governorship election.
The letter read; “Our attention has been drawn to Presidential Campaign Council and Campaign Management Committee for Ekiti State, as released by your good self, being circulated on various social media platforms.
“Particularly, the persons appointed as Directors of Campaign for the Central and North Senatorial Districts are members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
“The SDP is fielding Senatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly candidates in the above-mentioned Senatorial Districts.
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“In the list, the majority of the nominees are not members of the PDP. They are SDP members. Furthermore, the majority of the rest who are PDP members did not win their polling units in the last governorship election.
“Our elections will be held alongside that of the president.
“The implication is that members of SDP will work against us as our Senatorial Directors of Campaign for our elections.
“To us, the campaign council/committee is not a gift item to impress anybody if the objective is actually to win the elections.
“how will they function when their party, the SDP, is also fielding candidates for National Assembly and the National Assembly elections will hold same day as that of the President?
“Will they be campaigning for the presidential candidate of our party and at the same time be campaigning for the Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates of the SDP?
“While I am not against the party and its presidential candidate having a working arrangement with members of other parties, including the SDP, I am however of the belief that such arrangements should not amount to rewarding people who decamped to other parties to work against the PDP with a membership of the party’s campaign committee. By doing this, we are only saying that it pays to leave PDP and work for other parties. This to me, will be a sad commentary on party loyalty and discipline.
“In view of the above, I wish to notify you that I will not be able to function as Chairman of the Campaign Council.
“This will, however, not affect my commitment as a member and a leader of the PDP in Ekiti State.
