PDP Vows to Take Over Ondo From APC
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed to take over the State from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The PDP stated this on Tuesday during the flag off of its campaign in the state.
The campaign rally was witnessed by hundreds of the party faithful who converged on Oyemekun Road, Akure, the state capital, in different branded party uniforms and fez caps amid fanfare.
The flag of the party was presented to the candidate of the party, Mr Agboola Ajayi, by the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Umar Damagun.
Didactic Information Hut reports that the rally was attended by the national, state and local government leaders of the party, who included, the Governors of Oyo, Osun and Bauchi States, Seyi Makinde, Senator Ademola Adeleke and Bala Mohammed respectively, the senate minority leader, Senator Abba Moro, a former governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Sam Egwu, a former deputy governor of Ondo State, Ambassador Omolade Oluwateru, among others.
Speaking whie presenting the party flag to the candidate, the National Chairman, Damagun, said the party was united to go to the forthcoming election and take back the state.
Damagum called on the people to protect their votes and deliver themselves from the government of All Progressives Congress, which according to him, had brought hardship to the people.
He said, ” It is a known fact that APC has brought hunger to this nation. This is the time to pay them back. This is the opportunity for you to change the narrative.
The PDP Governorship candidate, Ajayi. Agboola, who was flanked by his running mate and member of the House of Representatives, Festus Akingbaso, and other national leaders of the party, demanded the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo State, saying they did not have confidence in the REC.
“We want the Chairman of INEC to redeploy Ondo REC because she was born and bred in Akure, we don’t have confidence in her,” Ajayi said.
Speaking on behalf of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed declared that there was no more crisis in the party, saying the leadership crisis in the party had been resolved. He asked the people to vote for Ajayi in the election
“Ondo State is a place where everyone knows his rights. All the 13 governors are behind you. We are one in the PDP, there is no faction. Every responsible person belongs to PDP, we must deliver ourselves from hunger, from the hardship of the APC”, he charged.
