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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a caretaker committee to direct the affairs of the party in Oyo State.
The committee members were inaugurated on Friday in Ibadan, the state capital.
Recall that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had earlier approved the appointment of a 17-man caretaker committee for the party in the state.
National Organising Secretary of PDP Caretaker Committee, Hon. Umar Bature in a statement made available to journalists noted that the committee has Professor Abdulrahman Akinoso as Chairman and Dr Biola Olanipekun as Secretary.
The committee which has Professor Abdulrahman Akinoso as Chairman was inaugurated by the national leadership of the party Friday afternoon.
The event was attended by the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Hon Abddulraman Mohammed who was represented by the National Women Leader, Professor Olanike Ogunse.
Others are committee members and other chieftains of the party across the 33 local government areas of the state.
Mohammed in his remarks charged the members of the committee to discharge their duties in line with the constitution of the party.
Akinoso, in his inaugural address, promised that his committee will entrench principle of participatory democracy in membership mobilization and delegate elections.
He noted that for the party to get it right, all its processes must be transparent and fair to all members.
He said “A committee is inaugurated to pilot the affairs of the party with mandate to ensure entrenchment of principle of participatory democracy in membership mobilization, delegate elections and leadership representation in the party at ward, local and state levels.
“This process must be transparent, fair to all members and strictly in line with the constitution of our great party. The activity to actualise this is scheduled to commence on 9 January 2026 as directed by the National Working Committee under the leadership of Hon. Abdulrahman Mohammed.
“I am aware of the enormous tasks that are attached to this responsibility. Regardless of these, my team will strive to achieve successes within the time frame. My experiences as a former youth leader of different organisations at state and national levels, trade unionist, active political party member, who had held position of responsibilities including Secretary of Ibadan North of All Peoples Party in 1998-1999, and public servant of about 30 years experience, will be deployed to lead this committee to resounding success. All stakeholders, leaders, members, women and youths will be consulted, accord due recognition and factor their interests in taken decisions.
“Our committee is conscious of the coming 2027 general elections. I am assuring all members that rule of law and our party constitution will guide our activities. Let me reiterate that the decision taken on Tuesday 18 November at 103d National Executive Committee meeting of PDP to dissolve some state executive committees including that of Oyo State subsist. Therefore, I urged members of the dissolved Oyo State executive to handover party properties in their possession to the Secretary of the newly constituted Oyo state caretaker committee”.