2023: APC Will Soon Collapse in Southwest -- PDP

-

                                        


"Governor Makinde should lead the front in reclaiming the southwest region"

The Southwest leaders of People's Democratic Party PDP, has given assurance of vehement collapse of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the southwest, just as the party is strategising  to relaunch itself in the governance of the southwest region ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The assurance came on Thursday  on the heels of an enlarged stakeholders meeting of the southwest caucus of PDP, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The meeting took place at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan.
The party leaders tasked Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to lead the front in reclaiming the southwest region, especially Ekiti and Osun States from the APC in the 2023 general elections.
They unanimously pledged the party’s commitment to support the governor, in his readiness to lead the squad that would dislodge APC’s dominance of the southwest region.
In a communiqué read by its National Vice Chairman, South West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, expressed disappointment at the verdict of the presidential election tribunal on the petitions of PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, emphasizing that justice was not normally took place as expected.
“We turned-back at the judgment of the presidential election tribunal on the petitions of our party and candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. We therefore put on record the disappointment that justice was not properly addressed.”
“On this note, we resolve to support the party to appeal against the judgment at the supreme court. Due attention is accorded to the verdict of both the court of appeal and the supreme court on Osun State governorship election, while we have resolved to achieve a common front to reclaim the two states in the next elections.”
The party congratulated the governor on his achievements in office in the last hundred days of his administrations in the state, adding that his giant strides were testimonies that he could lead the force to reclaim the southwest zone from the APC.
“The documents we have confirmed his determination and preparedness to drive the frontiers of development to heights in Oyo State and set the pace for other states to follow,” they added.
In his address, the host Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde charged the members of PDP to stand united and work towards rebuilding the party.
He further expatiate that: “The take home for us at this meeting is that we should remain united and to rebuild our party. Again, this is an opportunity for us to get together, to compare notes, what is happening within the states in the zone. The meting is to organise ourselves.”
“The party was disappointed about the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal, but we have to our people to remain calm as there are avenues to take the case further up and we do hope that the supreme court can have a second look at the case,” Makinde expressed optimism.
He stated that, the PDP has come out up and doing, expressing the believe that the party could still do more.
Some of dignitaries at the meeting include the National Deputy Chairman(South), Elder Yemi Akinwonmi; National Vice Chairman (South West), Dr. Eddy Olafeso, and all chairmen of the party in zone.
Others include former deputy governors of Ekiti (Dr. Olusola Eleka), and Lagos (Kofoworola Akerele-Bucknor).
Also, the governorship candidate of PDP in 2019, Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, was also at the meeting.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

14,406 poorest Oyo households to get N7,500 monthly till 2020

-
Image
 A total of 14,406 poorest of the poor households across 19 local government areas of Oyo State have been captured to receive N7,500 every month under the World Bank Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO). State Coordinator, Oyo State Operation Coordinating Unit (SOCU), Mrs Olaide Lasisi, made this known on Wednesday, in Ibadan, at a sensitisation of Chairmen of local government areas in the Community Based Targeting Exercise of the YESSO programme. Noting that the 14,406 households amounted to 58,435 individuals in its register of beneficiaries to collect N7,500, Lasisi said the state coordinating unit had also just identified another set of 14,594 households in the remaining 14 local government areas as potential beneficiaries. Upon the cleaning of its new data of 14,594 households, Lasisi said disbursement will be accelerated across all 33 local government areas at once, because the YESSO programme is meant to end next year. She advocated for the supp
Read more

Makinde To Appoint Adviser On Labour Matters, Negotiate Minimum Wage With Workers

-
Image
The Oyo State governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde has congratulated the Nigerian Labour Congress in Oyo State on this year’s Labour Day and urged them to protect the interest of their members. In a release signed by his spokesperson, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Makinde said it is pertinent for the labour union and government to engage in constant dialogue in a very transparent and sincere manner to move the state forward at the advent of new administration in the state. He further asked them to discourage members from acts of collusion with desperate politicians who are taking advantage of the transitional period in the state. He reassured the union that his administration will be labour friendly and involve them in the day to day running of the administration by creating the office of a Special Adviser on Labour Matters.
Read more