Fayose’s PDP faction elects exco

 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction loyal to Governor Ayo Fayose on Tuesday held its state congress where former Commissioner for Information, Gboyega Oguntuase was elected Chairman.

Oguntuase polled 554 votes to defeat his rival, Victor Mebuseye, who obtained 34 votes at the congress conducted at Fountain Hotels, Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

Others officials who emerged at the governor’s faction congress include Olu Adebayo (Deputy Chairman), Anthony Falade (Treasurer), Mrs. Yemisi Afolabi (Women Leader), Rotimi Adekola (Youth Leader), Ayo Oladimeji (Organizing Secretary), and Jackson Adebayo (Publicity Secretary).

The congress was observed by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies.

Another PDP faction in the state had earlier in the day elected Chief Williams Ajayi as Chairman at a parallel congress held at the Omo Ilu Foundation secretariat, Ajilosun, Ado Ekiti.

An electoral panel from the party’s National Secretariat who witnessed the congress include Chief Henry Ikoh, Ayo Aluko-Olokun and Diran Odeyemi.

Ikoh described the conduct of the delegates as “commendable and worthy of emulation.”

He expressed satisfaction that “the congress was devoid of any rancour as the delegates elected the candidates of their choice.”

Odeyemi hailed the delegates for making the assignment of the panel easier by conducting themselves in a peaceful manner from the beginning to the end of the exercise.

INEC representative,Taiwo Gbadegesin, disclosed that the report of the congress would be forwarded to the electoral agency for necessary action.