Former Minister for Sports and one of the national chairmanship
aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the last convention of the
party, Professor Taoheed Adedoja, on Tuesday described the rumours that he was
behind the newly formed splinter group under the banner of 'Fresh PDP' as false
and unreasonable.
He said it was true that he sued the party on the
ground that his name was omitted from the ballot papers during the convention
but he has never dumped the party for any other party.
Adedoja, who spoke while addressing his teeming
supporters across the country led by Prince Ibrahim Jalingo who visited him in
his Ikolaba, Ibadan country home, Oyo State, urged the leadership of the party
to avoid impunity for the progress of the party.
According to him, entreaties were being made by
prominent Nigerians for dialogue with him but he needed to consult his
followers to decide the way forward.
He said: "I am not a member of the ‘Fresh PDP’.
My political future is dented with the omission of my name from the ballot
papers at the convention, and I need to clear it. The struggle to fight for the
right thing in PDP is my contribution to the survival of democracy in Nigeria
and PDP as the greatest party in Africa."
Adedoja, therefore, urged his supporters to
continue supporting the course of PDP, saying
his going to court was not to be controversial but to clear his name
which he has been building in both private and public sectors for many decades.
Reacting to Adedoja, leader of his supporters' group,
Jalingo, commended him for his steadfastness and commitment to the party,
saying they were very happy to know that their boss never thought of dropping
the party for unknown destination.
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