(OPINION) Ekiti PDP: A party without a leader leading the leaders
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By Olufemi Alonge Alonso
It is crystal clear that the major problem of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti is leadership. PDP is now a party that every member is a leader. It is saddening that the party could be divided to the extent that no particular leader is leading the array of leaders in the party.
When Senator ‘Biodun Olujimi was at the National Assembly, she tried to take the leadership of the party from former governor Ayodele Fayose but her faction was not strong enough to silence the Afao man. The power tussle between Fayose and Olujimi is the reason the party is where it is now.
It is glaring that many people in the party are not backing the two-term governor ( Fayose) to lead the party anymore while those who believe in Olujimi’s leadership are infinitesimal. Senator ‘Duro Faseyi lacks the wherewithal to pick the party from the floor while the 2018 Governorship candidate of the party, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka is not financially buoyant. Chief Bisi Kolawole, the 2022 Governorship candidate of the party is with the former governor. The young leaders in the party are more greedy than the leaders everybody is condemning. No need to mention names. Many people, especially the wise ones will decipher the point.
The million naira question here is who among the leaders of the party has the experience, connection , penchant or charisma to lead the party better than Fayose? We should rush to answer this question. What readers of this piece need is to begin to examine all and come back later to answer the question.
The party will bounce back and give the ruling party sleepless nights if the leaders can forget issues of the past, swallow their pride, close ranks and choose a leader to lead them.
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