The faction, which is led by Prince Biyi Poroye, is loyal to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s led national executive.
The statement reads: “The Ondo State PDP Chairman, Prince Biyi Poroye has directed all the party gubernatorial Aspirants for the November 26, governorship election to pay an administrative charges of #500,000 to the party’s account.
“Our chairman also directed all the aspirants and members to await further directives from the National Chairman, Sen Ali Modu Sheriff on guidelines and timetable for the primaries election.
“We wish to implore our patriotic members to remain calm as PDP is one united family and our leaders are striving very hard to bring all members on board.
“We thank our loyal members for their steadfastness and abiding faith in the Party”.
Spokesperson for the Sheriff-led faction, Mr. Bernard Mikko, told Punch that Sheriff was already in talks with some governors on how to end the protracted crisis rocking the former ruling party.
“What we are trying to do now is to make sure that there’s peace in the party by having meetings with all the stakeholders. These meetings will include members of the national caucus, Board of Trustees, governors, NEC, local government chairmen and others.
“We are ready for peace as explained by our chairman, but that road to peace must take into cognisance the rule of law and pronouncements by the courts.
“We are not out to destroy the party as being insinuated in some quarters. Rather, as original members of the party, we will take it to the owners, who are the people in the grassroots.”
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