THE Southwest chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, ratified the selection of Kamorudeen Ajisafe, a former council chairman in Osun State and erstwhile Special Adviser on Tax Matters to Governor Ademola Adeleke, as the new national vice chairman of the party in the zone.

  The motion to ratify Ajisafe as the national vice chairman was moved by the Oyo State PDP chairman, Bola Ajao and it was seconded by the PDP Youth Leader in Oyo.

  The ratification, which took place at the Agodi Government House, Ibadan Oyo Stage under the auspices of Governor Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Adeleke (Osun) was also witnessed by the Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT), Adolphus Waba , who led the delegation from the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja.

  Also present the event were former Governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun) and Segun Mimiko (Ondo), the Deputy National Chairman, Taofik Arapaja, Ogun State gubernatorial candidate of PDP in the last general polls, Ladi Asebutu, all the party chairmen across the six states.

  In their separate but similar remarks, Makinde and Adeleke, expressed gratitude to God that the misunderstandings between them, which some naysayers said would not be resolved, were finally settled and beyond that they were together to move the party forward in the zone.

  Adeleke, was specifically happy that Ajisafe from Osun State replaced the late Soji Adagunodo, who died in May 2023.

  He expressed confidence that PDP would have a new leap in the zone henceforth. In a similar vein, Makinde urged all the party members to join hands not just for the purpose of building the PDP but Nigeria as a whole.

  He also tasked Ajisafe to ensure that unity of the zone’s PDP is paramount in his agenda. He noted that with a united house the party can reclaim its lost glory in the zone.

  In his acceptance speech, Ajisafe thanked the party leadership both at the federal and Southwest zone and especially Governors Makinde and Adeleke for allowing the ratification work out.

  He promised to immediately commence the tour of all the states in the zone to ensure peace and unity.

  Meanwhile, the Ekiti and Lagos chapters of PDP asked for help, saying, the present state of the party in the two states is nothing to rejoice over.

  Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, who was recently fraternizing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) was conspicuously absent just as the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos for the 2023 poll, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor was also absent.