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OGUN LG ELECTION: BARELY 24 HOURS TO SATURDAY JULY 24th, LG ELECTIONS, SAGAMU PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) CANDIDATE HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE COUNCIL POLLS. [VIDEO]
Omooba Damilare Mohammed Bello (Dre)withdraws from Ogun local govt election
OGUN LG ELECTION: BARELY 24 HOURS TO SATURDAY JULY 24th, LG ELECTIONS, SAGAMU PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) CANDIDATE HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE COUNCIL POLLS. [VIDEO]
Omooba Damilare Mohammed Bello Dre said is he going by the directive of his party and most Ogun state chapter of the led by Dr.Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele who earlier appealed in his statement on Thursday that aspirants and members of the party to remain calm, saying the withdrawal was sequel to a judgment of an Ogun State High Court between him and Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC).
In a statement signed and released to Eaglesforesight by Acathy the media head of Omooba Damilare Muhammad Bello, He said
“I Omooba Damilare Mohammed Bello Dre, Chairmanship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), do hereby withdraw from Ogun-State Local Government election scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 2021 the party withdrawal was predicated on lack of confidence in the process”.
Reports came that Ogundele had earlier dragged OGSIEC to court for dealing with a faction loyal to late Buruji Kashamu of the PDP in the state.
“The OGSIEC Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, said he handed over the forms of the party to the faction with the authentic documents”.
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“Sequel to the judgement of the Ogun State High Court, Isabo in suit no M/55/2021 between Sikirulai Ogundele VS OGSIEC, affirming the CONSENT JUDGEMENT of the Federal High Court, Abuja as delivered on 22nd June, 2021, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under the able Chairmanship of Alh (Dr) Sikirulai Ogundele hereby make the following pronouncement.
“That consequence upon the said judgement in suit M/55/2021, Ogun State PDP withdraws its participation in the Ogun State Local Government Election which is scheduled for Saturday 24th July, 2021.
I hereby inform you all that, with consent of my dear family, distinguished leaders of our great party (PDP) Sagamu local government chapter, my vice Chairmanship candidate Chief.(Mrs). Bolanle Kofo Oduguwa hereby boycotting from most irregular election ever in the history of this great state of ours.
“That all candidates of the party who have been earlier screened by the party to contest in the LG election and all our teeming party members and loyal supporters are enjoined to remain calm and sustain their confidence in the leadership of the party,” the statement reads.
Omooba Damilare Mohammed Bello Dre therefore, call for calm to his teeming supporters, friends and promised to always even do better than what he use to do to the community, he made this pronouncement during the official commissioning of Ado Arch project, at Ado Kingdom there’s electoral irregularities in the system which some elements are capitalizing, he described his withdrawal as right step in the right direction, he said I have to comply with my party, let them do the selection tomorrow, posterity will serve them better.
We are not surprised the commission and the state government are working hand in glove to wreck our state’s electoral system, they deliberately want to impose on the good people of our dear local governments particularly my dear Council area, Sagamu, I enjoin all my teeming supporters, loyalists, friends and families to keep calm and remain optimistic about our political future aspirations
“Please let’s keep calm because this is not the end of the world, we are already victorious and we should continue to fight like a free man and a party loyalist.”
God Bless Nigeria,
God Bless Ogun State,
God Bless Sagamu Local Government
PDP… POWER… POWER TO THE PEOPLE!