May 13, (THEWILL) – The Governorship Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ogun state in the last general elections, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi, has reacted to the emergence of Prince Ibrahim Adekunle, as the Party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman, saying it is the best thing to have happened to the party.
Ajadi congratulated Prince Ibrahim Adekunle on his new position and urged him to bring his experience as an astute party manager to transform the party.
He attested to Adekunle’s competency and intellectual prowess which he said he will bring to bear in administering the party.
Ajadi also congratulated all members of NNPP in a release he issued and personally signed on Saturday, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Abeokuta.
Ajadi, however, stated that following the expulsion of the former State Chairman, Oginni Olaposi Sunday and the dissolution of the NNPP Executive in Ogun state by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, the newly appointed Caretaker Committee would learn from their predecessors’ mistakes.
He urged and advised party members and those who might have left the party due to numerous political dishonesty of the former State executive to come back in good faith to pick up a letter of rejoining at their ward levels to support the “New Dawn” of the great party in Ogun state.
He said in the statement, “Let me congratulate Prince Ibrahim Adekunle and all the party members in Ogun state on the success of the inauguration of the Caretaker Committee and their perseverance and hard work over the years. I equally thank our party’s national leadership for their consistency and fair play in the running of affairs of the party.
“The emergence of Prince Ibrahim Adekunle as our party Caretaker Committee Chairman is a round peg in a round hole. Therefore, I urge all members of our party to support the new Chairman, remain committed, and therefore urge all members of our party to give their support to the new Chairman, remain committed, and be prepared to work for the success of the party and the state at large.
“I urge you all to place the party’s interest over personal interest. As we welcome the new leadership, I sincerely thank the national leadership for providing energetic and purposeful leadership in Ogun state at a critical period of the party’s history.
“I enjoin those who are now saddled with the responsibility of our party’s affair to work harder to position our party for the pressing tasks ahead.
“While it’s true that the people have accepted and adopted our party as the only political party that can move the state forward, we must continuously work to strengthen and reform the party to gain the leadership position in the state.”
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
