The State Executive Committee (SEC) of Ekiti State Chapter of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has ratified the appointment of the former Chairman, Ado Local Government and former 2018 Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party, Hon. Deji Ogunsakin as the New State Chairman of PDP.
The party announced the appointment at its meeting in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
The State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Raphael ‘Wumi Adeyanju, in a statement after the meeting said; Ogunsakin’s appointment is in line with section 47(6) of the party constitution which states that, “where a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the party, the Executive Committee at the appropriate level shall appoint another person from the area or zone where the officer originated from, to serve out the tenure of the officer”.
The ratification by SEC was sequel to the nomination by 10 out of 12 members of SEC from the Central Senatorial District.
The New Chairman, Ogunsakin is from the same Central Senatorial District as the former Chairman, Hon. Bisi Kolawole who resigned from the position on 23 September 2021, to contest as the party candidate in the last gubernatorial election in the state.
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