Femi Adetola Disqualified From Running For Youth Leader Over PDP Congress

 

The candidate presented by the camp of ex-governor Ayo Fayose for the post of youth leader at the PDP zonal Congress had been disqualified for being over-aged. Announcing the disqualification, Dr. Benson Abounu, said Aremo Femi Adetola from Oyo State from the papers presented to the screening committee, is 49 years old.

Abounu said the PDP constitution stipulates that whoever will vie for the post of Youth Leader of the party must be between 18 and 40 years.

Reacting, Fayose and Adetola, accepted the disqualification.

Security had been beefed up in Osogbo, the Osun capital as the Peoples Democratic Party holds its zonal congress.

There is a heavy security presence on the Women and Children Development Initiative Foundation, the venue of the congress on Monday, in Osogbo.

Men of the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been sighted at the entrance and around the venue.

Some of the safety employees were additionally strategically positioned some kilometres faraway from the venue of the congress.

Though accreditation of delegates turned into fixed for nine: 00 a.M., it commenced two hours after.

42 aspirants have been cleared through the PDP screening committee on Sunday to contest for the diverse positions in the quarter.

The congress would be attended with the aid of 734 delegates across the six western states, The PUNCH learnt.

According to the list released by way of Retired Col. Austin Akobundu, the PDP National Organising Secretary, Oyo has 171 delegates, Osun – 130, Lagos one hundred and one, Ogun- 112, Ondo 114, and Ekiti with one hundred fifteen delegates.

A former deputy governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja, and the on the spot zonal chairman of the birthday celebration, Dr Eddy Olafeso, are contesting for the chairmanship function.

While Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is helping Arapaja for the chairmanship function, Mr Ayo Fayose, a former Ekiti governor is assisting Olafeso.