South West not sidelined, it is APC propaganda - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed insinuations that South West region was sidelined at the recent National Convention of the party, accusing the APC of  orchestrating the rumour to label PDP.

The PDP, in a statement signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Diran Odeyemi, the PDP was described as a national party with representatives from all region in the National Working Committee with equal rights and privileges.


The statement said the PDP, being a truly national party, holds the South West region in high esteem and recognizes its contributions in keeping alive the ideals of the party.

It however blamed activities of some  aspirants from the zone for its inability to clinch the position of national chairman of the party, stressing that it will be a political lesson in the future for politicians from the region.

According to the statement, the South West is not only fully recognized in the party but will also play a critical role in returning the party to power in 2019.

The statement further reads: "PDP is the only National Party with spread across all geopolitical zones of the country, we hold in high esteem the contributions of the South West to our party”

"We advise politicians from the region to learn from what happened in the last convention and allow peace within their fold. We also urge them to do more in empowering youths from the region to enable them play more prominent roles as the nation prepares for the critical election in 2019."

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