2027 elections: Lagos PDP members dump governorship candidate for SDP flagbearer

The management and representatives of strategic teams within the Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Nyesom Wike have dumped the occasion governorship candidate,  Deji Doherty, and declared  help for   Femi Olaniyi-Ferrari, the  Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate within the state.

The declaration adopted a strategic assembly held in Lagos on Friday, the place members mentioned their political pursuits, grassroots mobilisation and governance expectations.

Those who pledged help for the  SDP candidate  included Mr Shem Enoch, former director-general of the PDP Governorship Campaign Council in Lagos state, Mrs Oluwasayo Adeshina, Lagos Mobilisation Director for the Women Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Head of Good Women, Mrs Monica Umunakwe, Lagos state coordinator of Women for Obi/ Datti Baba Ahmed through the 2023 election, Mr Mike Ugoeke, head of a strategic crew working throughout the state’s 20 native authorities areas and Peter Ayomo, a former PDP media director.

Their resolution adopted issues about their experiences throughout the PDP, together with what they described as insufficient recognition of their mobilisation efforts and restricted alternatives to take part in management and governance discussions.

Enoch mentioned the choice adopted consultations on the political course they believed Lagos ought to take.

“Our decision is based on our engagement with Olaniyi-Ferrari and our desire to support a political direction that gives stakeholders opportunities to contribute meaningfully to governance and community development,” he mentioned.

Adeshina acknowledged additional that their resolution was influenced by what was thought of poor therapy of members of the occasion, and different ladies leaders by the PDP governorship candidate.

She mentioned ladies who invested time and assets in political actions anticipated respect and inclusion in management discussions.

“Our structures and contributions should not be taken for granted,” she mentioned, and expressed hope that engagement with Olaniyi-Ferrari would advance ladies’s participation and illustration.