The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis seems to have worsened as barely 12hours after the National Publicity Secretary put out a statement calling for his arrest, Senator Kashamu Buruji who has was alleged to have also been suspended by the party, kicked off his Governorship campaign with his running mate, Dr Abati.
This is also coming after the PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus had presented the party’s flag to Adebutu and said he is the authentic candidate of the party and not Senator Kashamu Buruji whom they have accused of being an agent of anti-democratic process planted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilize the party in the state.
But 72 hours after, Senator Buruji Kashamu, whose PDP faction of the Bayo Dayo-led faction claims to be the authentic and legal PDP in the state also organised a flag ceremony, shown live on television.
Senator Kashamu Buruji and his running mate, and former media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan Dr. Reuben Abati were presented to the crowd.
Abati addressed the crowd and urged the supporters to support Buruji as the PDP governorship candidate. He said Buruji would run a pro-masses, pro-poor government.
The other faction of PDP headed by Sikirullahi Ogundele roots for Oladipupo Adebutu, who was recognised by the national body of PDP.
The Bayo-Dayo faction first submitted Adeleke Shittu as the party’s governorship candidate, before substituting him with Buruji Kashamu in November.
The electoral umpire in accepting the list submitted by Dayo faction cited subsisting court judgments which recognised the faction.
According to a Channels TV live broadcast, all the candidates of the party were also presented with flags.
(NAN)