The Peoples Democratic Party, Ondo State chapter, said it has resolved the disagreement over the party’s decision to withdraw from the recently conducted local government election in the state.

 The state’s Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP, Leye Igbabo, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Akure.

 The party expressed its decision to withdraw 48 hours to the January 18 council election.  

They alleged the lack of trust in the ability of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct a fair and free election.

Mr Igbabo stated that the state PDP Chairman, Dr Bakitta Bello, shed more light on reasons for pulling out of the electoral process.

 He said that the chairman, who addressed chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the election, alleged that the election process lacked transparency, credibility and acceptability.

 According to him, the chairman says that it will be a great disservice and a mockery of democracy, if the party allowed itself to be involved in such alleged clearly flawed elections.

 He said, “The candidates have expressed their joy over soothing words spoken by the party leadership and expressed their continued solidarity and avowed commitment to the party. The candidates had also tendered their unreserved apology over the actions of some of them, who attempted to vent their anger on the state’s secretariat of the party in Akure. A joint meeting of state caretaker committee members, elders’ committee and the candidates, resolved to advance the course of the party at all times and its smooth administration. A motion for vote of confidence in the party leadership was moved by Ese-Odo Local Government chairmanship candidate, Buna Doso. “The motion was seconded by Fasaanu Lawrence, the Ward 2 councillorship candidate from Akure South Local Government. With the joint meeting, the impasse over the withdrawal of PDP from the Ondo State local government elections, has been permanently laid to rest.’’

(NAN)