The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State on Saturday conducted ward congresses across the 33 local government areas of the state.
While the exercise was largely peaceful in most parts of the state, including Ibarapa East where the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, commended members for their orderly conduct, pockets of disagreements were recorded in Irepo Local Government.
Reports from Irepo indicated that parallel congresses were allegedly held, with some party leaders accusing the Deputy Governor’s camp of excluding long-standing members from the process. However, some of those accused of involvement in the parallel exercise, including PDP chieftain Alhaji Ibrahim Tijani (Omupo), have denied the claims, insisting they participated only in the main congress.
Despite the tension in Irepo, stakeholders and party elders praised the overall conduct of the ward congresses, describing them as transparent and a reflection of the party’s internal democracy.