Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has urged members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to embrace each other and forge ahead to build a united and victorious party in 2026.
This was as the governor said he needs the support of all the party members, saying the party is a one big family, they were not enemies, but allies in the struggle to deliver dividends of democracy.
Adeleke stated this on Friday, while addressing party loyalists at a stakeholders meeting held at the party Secretariat, Osogbo, Osun State capital.
According to the governor, despite the exit of one or two leaders, whose goals were merely self- serving business dealings rather than public interest, party leaders remain steadfastness.
“I have received several calls and visitations from leaders and groups who reaffirmed their faiths in the PDP. Our people have rejected political merchants whose goals are merely self-serving business dealings rather than public interest
“I commend party members for refusing to walk into political darkness. The one or two leaders who left failed to even take their wives with them.
“I salute the faithfulness of party leaders and members to remain steadfast.
“We are now one strong united family. There is no “Anigba” again. From ward to state level , we must embrace each other and forge ahead to build a united victorious party ahead of 2026.
“We must not discriminate against each other. We are a family of progressive comrades. We are not enemies but allies in the struggle to deliver dividends of democracy using our party as a platform.”
He, however, urged the party to urgently update the registration in line with the directive from the national headquarters
“To that end, we must urgently update our register in line with the directive from the national headquarters. The registration exercise must be thorough and real.
“We should not act like another party that falsified their party membership register. We must ensure real men and women rather than ghosts are registered as party members. PDP is not a party of ghost members and workers.
“PDP represents the people and we must capture real human beings in our registers.”
Earlier, the PDP Chairman, Hon Sunday Bisi charged members of the party to go back to their various ward and start mobilizing for the party against the next elections.
“Let all members of the party go back to their various wards and begin to mobilise for the party.
“There should be no discrimination, every members must be accommodated, the registration of members must not divide us, we are one big family. We should stand firm and remain one united family.”