Lagos: The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has elected a former Lagos State Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Mr. James Adeshina, as its new State Chairman.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Adeshina emerged via consensus and affirmation method at the state congress, held on Saturday in Alimosho.
NAN reports that the congress, monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), also elected nine other members of the State Executive Committee. The 10-member committee will run the affairs of the party in the state for the next three years.
Leading the PRP national delegation, Mr. Oluwole Adeniyi, a member of the party’s Electoral Planning Committee, applauded the peaceful comportment of all delegates at the congress. Adeniyi, who represented the Chairman of the Congress Committee and National Youth Leader of the party, Mr. Wolimoh Olajide, expressed confidence that PRP would soon become very popular in the state. He said that the exercise marked a milestone in the party’s re-organisation process ahead of 2027.
Adeniyi further announced the dissolution of the state caretaker committee after the motion was moved and seconded by delegates, affirming the election of the new 10-member executive committee via consensus. Other members of the executive committee that emerged include Ms. Funmilayo Akinyemi (Vice Chairman); Mr. Olanrewaju Alaska (Secretary); Alhaja Mulikat Abolore-Yusuf (Woman Leader) and Mrs. Chioma Okoli (Treasurer), among others.
Responding, Adeshina, erstwhile Lagos State Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC), said that PRP remained a credible platform for aspiring politicians to actualise their political ambition. Adeshina, who was the caretaker chairman of the PRP until the congress, said that the new state executive would work with the ward and local government executives to project the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Adeshina expressed gratitude to the delegates for choosing him to lead and promised to serve diligently to enhance the party’s electoral prospects. He urged the party members to project the party at every polling unit, ward, and local government without fear or intimidation, emphasizing the need to sell the party to people across Lagos State.
Adeshina also called on Nigerians, especially the educated ones, to reconsider their perception of politics and join PRP to redeem the state and country. He stressed the importance of changing minds about politics to make Nigeria great, positioning PRP as a credible alternative for politicians to realize their aspirations.
Finally, Adeshina urged members to register in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by INEC to obtain Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for future elections.