Ondo PDP Dares NEC, Appoints Alabere As acting Chairman

By Ayodele Oni

As the fate of Mr Fatai Adams remains uncertain as the Ondo state chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following disagreement over his purported suspension, the State Working Committee (SWC) has appointed Tola Alabere as acting chairman.

The suspension of Adams, last week by the SWC was later declared as null and void but the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP but the state organ insisted that the suspension was irreversible.

The SEC of the party on Thursday appointed Tola Alabere, as the acting State Chairman of the party.

This decision was announced at a press conference after an emergency meeting of the SEC at the party’s secretariat in Akure, on Thursday, as a step forward on the suspension of Fatai Adams by nine out of the eleven members of the State Working Committee.

The SWC of PDP had suspended Adams, citing alleged anti-party activities and actions detrimental to the party’s reputation.

After giving concurrence to Adams’ suspension, the SEC of the party took a step further by approving the appointment of the State Vice Chairman, Tola Alabere, to take over the affairs of the party as acting state chairman of the PDP in Ondo State.

Addressing newsmen, the State Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei said the decision to appoint Alabere followed the due process and in line with the party’s constitution.