The South-west chapter of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said it is strategising to relaunch itself in the governance of the
region ahead of the 2023 general election, saying the imminent collapse of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) in the region will soon come.
The assurance was made at an enlarged stakeholders’
meeting of the party held at the Government House, Agodi in Ibadan.
The party leaders, however, tasked the state Governor,
Seyi Makinde, to lead the front in reclaiming the region, especially Ekiti and
Osun States, from the APC in the 2022 elections.
They unanimously pledged the party's commitment to
support the governor in his readiness to lead the squad that would dislodge APC
dominance in the region.
The party, however, 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, stressing that justice
was not properly served as expected.
According to the communique, "We frowned at
the verdict 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 served.
"In view of this, we resolve to support the
party to appeal against the verdict 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 Makinde on his achievements
in 100 days in office, stating that his giant strides were testimonies that he
could lead the force to reclaim the South-west zone from the APC.
"The documents we have confirmed his
determination and preparedness to drive the frontiers of development to a
greater heights in Oyo State and set the pace for other states to follow,"
PDP said.
Makinde, in his remarks, charged the PDP members to
remain united and work towards rebuilding the party.
According to him, "The take-home for us at
this meeting is that we should remain united and rebuild our party. Again, this
is an opportunity for us to get together and compare notes on what is happening
in the states in the region. The meeting is to organise ourselves.
"The party was disappointed about the
judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal, but we have to urge 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."
The governor added that the PDP has come out up and
doing, expressing the belief that the party could still do more.
Present at the meeting were the National Deputy
Chairman (South), Elder Yemi Akinwonmi; National Vice Chairman (South West),
Dr. Eddy Olafeso, and all chairmen of the party in the zone.
Others were former Deputy Governors of Ekiti State,
Dr. Olusola Eleka, and Lagos State, Kofoworola Akerele-Bucknor, and the 2019
PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
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