OGUN PDP INAUGURATES AD-HOC COMMITTEES

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state under the leadership of Engr. Adebayo Dayo has inaugurated five ad-hoc committes  for the smooth running of the party. In a statement released at the event by the party's State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bolaji Adeniji, the committees include: Finance committee, Publicity committee, Youth mobilization committee, Women mobilization committee and Mobilization & Reconciliation committee.

The inauguration which held Thursday 9th June 2016 at the state secretariat, IBB boulevard, Abeokuta, was chaired by the State Deputy Chairman, Hon. Boye Adesina, who acted on behalf of the State Chairman who was unavoidably absent. Adesina in his opening remark urged all members of the committee to see the assignment as a call to duty.

He said, "We have decided to remove the burden of running party affairs off ourselves by involving members of the party to take up roles in helping to grow the party. The task ahead is huge and everyone must be involved".

Thereafter, the state legal adviser, Barr. Bimbo Lanre-Balogun proclaimed the oath of allegiance on members of the five committees and declared them inaugurated with active approval of the the State Deputy Chairman. Members of the committed vowed to hit the ground running. They promised to work hard in meeting the mandate given them.

In his closing remark, the state State Secretary, Alh. Semiu Sodipo urged committee members to work assiduously for the growth of the party. In his words, "the times in our party are challenging and this is a call to duty. This task does not have any renumeration or financial gain and that is why we have chosen people that are ready to sacrifice for the party rather than benefit from it".

He said further, "this committees are not a closed circuit and anyone that is deemed useful can be co-opted at anytime into these committees".

Sodipo also assured party members that the executives at all levels in Ogun state remains valid until 2020; and that whatever is the rumbling in Abuja and its expected outcomes have no effect on what has been concluded in Ogun.

The committees will begin their assignment immediately and report to the State Working Committee every two weeks. Present at the event were party leaders and the media.