A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, on Wednesday, said he had not dropped his ambition to contest the Ogun State governorship election.In a statement by thePublic Relations Officer of Dimeji Bankole Movement, Kayode Akintunde, in Abeokuta, the ex-Speaker frowned on the action of the leadership of the party in the state for conducting the governorship primary, describing it as shocking, giving the order by the national leaders to put it on hold.
The statement stated, “We wish to state that Dimeji Bankole’s governorship ambition is still very much on course. However, we appeal to our teeming supporters and party members to remain calm and focused as we await the NWC directive.”
The PDP in the state had held its primaries for all the aspirants including governorship but they had been cancelled by the National Working Committee of the party.
Bankole said the decision not to hold the primary was reached on Sunday by the leadership of the party in Abuja.
He said, “The meeting had the National Working Committee, led by Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu , Dimeji Bankole, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Mr. Buruji Kashamu in attendance, where certain decisions were taken.
“It was resolved at the meeting that Monday’s governorship primary should be put on hold pending the time all issues are resolved. All the purported primaries earlier conducted weredeclared null and void.
“That no member should query or challenge the decision of the NWC in the court and finally that the party will make a decision that will be fair and acceptable to the three leaders by Monday.
“It is, however, unfortunate that despite the agreement reached on the said date, some people still went ahead to conduct the primaries.
“Their decisions have clearly showed that they are invariably working for the downfall of the party in the forthcoming polls as well as cause confusion among the members of the party and disaffection between two political districts in Ogun State.
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