The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State took a new turn on Thursday as a prominent chieftain of the party and former senator representing Ondo South, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, launched a scathing attack on the party’s leadership, accusing them of betrayal and deception.
Tofowomo condemned the party’s leadership for allegedly sidelining the state Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, after initially encouraging him to contest for the position of state chairman. The senator’s remarks followed Peretei’s resignation from the party, which he attributed to being let down by those in charge.
Speaking on the development, Tofowomo said, “The party leadership owes Peretei an apology for playing games with him and for betraying him.
“The leadership had previously invited Peretei to express interest in the party chairmanship position. If the leadership were not the ones who invited him to show interest, I would not have been this angry. It would have been a different story. Our party lost the election across the 18 local governments, and it was 18-0.”
He further defended his own commitment to the PDP, dismissing any attempt to blame him for the party’s poor performance in recent elections, particularly in Ondo South.
“Am I to blame for the PDP’s failure in other local governments, including Ajayi’s ward? Was it not on record that the party’s candidate did not even win his ward? I am a bona fide member of the PDP, and I have paid my dues,” Tofowomo declared.
