Ondo PDP Hits Back, Says Failed Chairmanship Ambition Pushed Fmr. Spokesman Into Resignation

By Ayodele Oni

People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State has reacted to the sudden resignation of its Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei. The Party said his failed chairmanship ambition led to his action.

Peretei had, on Wednesday evening, tendered his resignation letter through his Arogbo Ward 1 in Ese Odo local government, saying “The PDP in Ondo State is now on its way to the morgue.”

Reacting in a statement on Thursday, Leye Igbabo, Director of Media and Publicity, PDP Ondo State, stated that the desecration of PDP by Mr Kennedy Perertei, its erstwhile Publicity Secretary, smacks of misguidance, malice, mischief, and unfortunately, robs him of  decorum.

“While it is within the right of any person to freely belong to any association of his or her choice or quit any association at any time as he or she pleases, the vulgar description and desecration of PDP by Mr Kennedy Perertei, its erstwhile Publicity Secretary smacks of misguidance, malice, mischief, and unfortunately, robs him of the decorum and decency expected from an individual who has immensely benefited from same organization which he now despises.

“Our Party wonders how an unrealized personal ambition of an individual could have, suddenly, driven a whole organization to an intensive care unit from where it is allegedly being taken to the morgue.

“The Party finds it extremely amusing that Mr Kennedy Peretei who knew that an organization was on its way to the morgue, could mindlessly seek and recklessly scheme to take the Chairmanship position of such a ‘dead’ Party!

“We, therefore, believe that Mr Kennedy Peretei may have slumped into the state of hallucination by saying a lively Party is on its way to the morgue when he actually meant to say that his chairmanship ambition has been taken to the morgue!

“Let it be known that our Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, is alive and bouncing very well in Ondo State and the reason that everyone is jostling for its headship.

“As a matter of fact, the Party is rapidly becoming the darling of the good people of Ondo state, having seen that the present Ondo State Governor has not prepared himself for governance in any slightest manner, resulting into governance morbidity and worsening security situation.

“The good people of Ondo state are only waiting for another golden opportunity to correct the past mistakes.

“We wish to advise individuals to always accept the outcome of an event when it favours them and when it does not, rather than crying wolf where none exists, especially when such outcome is based on popular majority.”