A group, Equity Coalition Forum, has commended the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, for upholding democratic rules in the conduct of the party’s senatorial primaries in Osun State.
The group, in a statement yesterday by its publicity secretary,Abdulahi Olugbebe, lauded the patience of the party’s working committee in the conduct of the primaries.
“All aspirants were given ample and equal opportunities to participate under a free and fair atmosphere.If the party had done otherwise, it would have affected the chances of the party in Osun. We urge Prince Secondus to stay the course till the end.
“We noted that the primaries was conducted four times leading to the emergence of Dr Lere Oyewumi for Osun West ,Chief Ade Fadahunsi for Osun East and Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa for Osun central. The NWC should stand firm and resist any pressure from undemocratic forces.
“On the first day of the primary 2nd Oct at Iwo city hall, delegates were gathered from 9am. At exactly 4pm, thugs came to destabilise the place. Two delegates were matcheted at the back and rushed to the hospital. The chairman of the panel then shifted the primary to the second day Oct 3rd,” the statement read in part.
