By Adeyinka Adedipe
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Monday, commended party leaders and stakeholders for their honest opinions on ways to resolve the party’s internal issues ahead of the September 21 election in the state.
Ighodalo, who stated this in Benin at a meeting with party leaders from Akoko Edo, urged them not to rest until all internal crises in the party were fully resolved, adding that the PDP remained the only party that could rescue the nation.
Ighodalo said, “I commended the party leaders for the honest analytical report and suggestions on ways and means of resolving the party’s internal issues.
“I call on the leaders not to rest on their laurels as we have capable members with the right vision, focus and patriotic zeal to reposition Nigeria.
“The PDP remains the only party since 1999 that is still standing, while other parties have since either collapsed, fragmented or become an amalgamation of strange, odd and unhealthy bedfellows. A contraption of complicated forced union.”
Ighodalo stressed the need for the party to close ranks and strategise to defeat the All Progressives Congress, which he said had been Nigeria’s development nemesis.
According to him, verifiable data shows that the PDP is far ahead of other parties, adding that “the party’s campaign structure for the governorship, would soon be unveiled”
He called for fair representation of all interest groups, including women, youths, even the ‘Obidient’ Movement in the campaign structure of the party.
In his opening remarks, leader of the group, Olu Fashanu, commended Governor Godwin Obaseki for choosing Marvellous Omobayo, who is from the local government area, as the new deputy governor of the state.
Fashanu said the leaders of thought gathered to productively engage and interact with Ighodalo to ensure total electoral victory in the election, adding that the party has a commanding political structure and willing electorate empathy in the area.
He added, “These goodwill and opportunities necessitate the need to proactively build and develop strong campaign teams with experienced political leadership at ward levels in Akoko-Edo and beyond. This will neutralise voters’ intimidation being orchestrated by the so-called ‘Federal Might’.”
Source: The Punch
