Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja

Senator Buruji Kashamu on Sunday explained why his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost the Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election to the All Progressives Congress.

The senator also crticised the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the party over the statement credited to its spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, where he threatened to sanction those in the camp of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

Kashamu, in a statement signed by him, said that no one should mistake the pronouncements of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court over the Ondo State PDP governorship ticket as their judgments on the party’s national leadership crisis.

He said that the refusal of the Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, to listen to advice on where his successor should come from worked against him and the PDP during the election.


Kashamu said, “We told Governor Mimiko that after eight years in office, the good people of Ondo State would resist the injustice of producing a successor from the same senatorial district where he hails from.

“It is not that Jegede is not a good material. He is urbane, intelligent and smart. He would have probably won had he come from any other senatorial zone than Mimiko’s.

“We told Mimiko that the people would not take anything that would look like a third term for him and his senatorial district. He would not listen.

“ Mimiko turned deaf ears to wise counsel, just like he turned his back on all those who helped him to power.

“Despite being the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Mimiko turned himself into Fayose’s puppet, allowing Fayose to lead him by the nose.”

On the claim by the spokesman for the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, that the party would impose severe sanction on Sheriff and members of his faction, Kashamu said such action would fail.

But he said that neither he nor any member of the faction was afraid of such impending sacrifice since, he said, they were fighting for the interest of their people.

He said, “”No one is afraid of any sanction so long as we know that we are fighting to protect the interest of our people.

“A political party is a congregation of people with a common goal yet with various interests. In every political setting, people align and realign with the bloc or group where they feel their interest is better protected and guaranteed.

“If your bloc or group wins, it does not mean you should seek to emasculate the other because you never can tell what would happen tomorrow.

“I wish to advise that no one should mistake the verdicts of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court over the Ondo State PDP governorship ticket as their pronouncements on the national leadership crisis.

“They are two separate issues that I hope we can still resolve amicably. Anyone talking of sanctioning any member of the party for fighting to protect his interest does not wish the party well.”

He said that the gale of sanctions in Osun, Ogun and Kwara states would further exacerbate the crisis in the party, adding, “the truth is, such a move that will further undermine the party and its leadership.

“Is anyone saying that if tomorrow the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court rule in favour of any of the national leaders, he should send all those in support of the other out of the party when all the 36 states are polarised along the lines of Senators Sheriff and Makarfi? No. That is not the spirit of party politics and participatory democracy.”

http://punchng.com/pdp-lost-ondo-kashamu/

Hmmm, let the blaiming continue..pdp

I agree 95% with Kashamu. The 5% is still reserved for the fact that Federal might favours APC.

Kashamu is so so right, in Nigeria when moving into the theatre of politics you must put region and geopolitical zones into consideration.

Blame game continue

AndyMolarAllwel:
Hmmm, let the blaiming continue..pdp

Make dem kontinu nah, they will learn soon, the time just never reach... charlatans dem!!

I agree with this man on this. But funny people are too myopic. Imagine Akure pple not voting their own son cos they feel jegede is a 3rd term agenda. Fashola succeeded Tinubu and it was not a 3rd term agenda. I wish Ondo state the best anyway. Pray Aketi won't be another Jonathan to Buhari theory. Ak'adiye ta, a fo'wo r'awo. Aja n lo'so, a re ra obo.

Let the blame game start.

OmoIyaMero:
I agree with this man on this. But funny people are too myopic. Imagine Akure pple not voting their own son cos they feel jegede is a 3rd term agenda. Fashola succeeded Tinubu and it was not a 3rd term agenda. I wish Ondo state the best anyway. Pray Aketi won't be another Jonathan to Buhari theory. Ak'adiye ta, a fo'wo r'awo. Aja n lo'so, a re ra obo.

Fashola and Tinubu are not from the same senatorial district.. Fashola iis from Surulere, Tiinubu is from Alimosho, Ambode is from Epe. Mimiko miscalculated politically. He should have considered other districts too.
However, Ii share in your wish."I wish Ondo state the best anyway. Pray Aketi won't be another Jonathan to Buhari theory. Ak'adiye ta, a fo'wo r'awo. Aja n lo'so, a re ra obo."

Whether or not jegede comes from the same senatorial district with the incumbent, the fact is that the people are fed up with this administration and it's influence in the State.

we can only hope Aketi lives up to billing

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The PDP lost Ondo because of Mimiko's misrule, nothing else

PDP is not a serious party. just look at the time they wasted in court instead of campaign ground. Sheriff is truly a mole from the APC

Ehn-Ehn


Next please

Shut up There! Jimoh Ibrahim already told us the reason.

Fani Kayode! Simple!

R. I. P to pdp in the south west... We are coming for Ekiti state soon.


APC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lies!!!

Rubbish, there must b a reason for everthing. even if PDP won there must b a reason for it... Kasumu or Kashamu abeg travell go USA and park well

I reserve my comment

Mimiko is so selfish. Even if the governor comes from a different senatorial district, he will still be in power. The thing be like film to him now. Always listen to what comes to both ears.

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AFONJA Drug Baron have spoken.

Because of Mimiko simple
We don't need him

Na dem dem...

because they didn't pay FFK not to support them.

Pdp.......!!!!!!! FIREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE......!!!!

olaolulazio:
R. I. P to pdp in the south west... We are coming for Ekiti state soon.


APC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lies!!!

Yes Ekiti my dear state is the next to be taken over by APC.

PDP is gone for good. I pray they come up again though

PDP's defeat is self-inflicted n they r bn paid back for all d bad governance they given Nigeria. APC sef is no difft n they r worse. They r all d same, afterall na interest (selfish interest) is wat matters

The drug baron.