Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state is agog as
chieftains and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gather to welcome
former governor of the state and former leader of Labour Party (LP) Otunba
Gbenga Daniel back to the party.
The entire city was this morning charged as security
personnel were seen all round the city with the PDP State secretariat, venue of
the event, located along IBB Boluveard, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta wearing a new look.
Investigation by PM News revealed that the Senate President,
David Mark will be leading the pack of dignataries expected at the event,
tagged, ‘Unification Rally’.
It would be recalled that Daniel at the twilight of his
administration defected from PDP to join Peoples Party of Nigeria, PPN with
some aggrieved party members who are loyalists to him after the crisis that
splitted the ruling party then in the state.
After the 2011 election, Daniel’s PPN lost the gubernatorial
election but won three seats in the State House of Assembly as well as
councillors seat in Imeko Afon local government council.
The three lawmakers were John Obafemi, Remo North,Joseph
Adegbesan, Ijebu North II and Salman Adeleke, Imeko Afon.
Speaking with our correspondent this morning, the PDP state
secretary, Alhaji Semiu Sodipo confirmed that the Senate President, Ekiti state
governor, Ayo Fayose and Prince Buruj Kashamu are among the dignataries
expected at the colourful event today.
He maintained that the party’s doors are still widely open
for more people, including those from the ruling All Progressives Congress,
APC.
“I can confirm to you that Otunba Gbenga Daniel is returning
to the party with some of his people. He belongs here and he is back into the
fold. We are expecting David Mark, Ayo Fayose, Prince Buruj Kashamu and other
dignitaries. This is a unification gathering and a signal to the ruling All
Progressive Congress that their days are numbered in the government.
“PDP is a party of the people, we are party of the
grassroot. People of this state are tired of this government and they earnestly
yearning for the return of PDP and I can assure you that from today, we shall
be counting the days of APC in this state. Ogun people are not happy with the
style of governance and they want us to come back and give them good and
peoples friendly government.
“With what is going to happen today, I want to confirm to
you that there is no more bickering or internal wrangling within the party.
We
have learnt our lessons and we are ready to take the mantle of power back in
the state. We are ready to accommodate more people, our doors are widely open
for more people, even people from the ruling All Progressive Congress,” Sodipo
stated.
Our correspondent reliably gathered that some members of the
ruling All Progressive Congress, who are loyalists to the former governor of
the state and a chieftain of APC, Chief Olusegun Osoba are also defecting to
PDP today.
Posters of one of the governorship aspirant of the APC,
Aremo Remilekun Bakare has flooded the city of Abeokuta with the logo of the
PDP.
PM News can authoritatively report that the former
president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wil not be part of the event today as the
former number one is presently not in the town.
Majority of the defected governorship candidates of Labour
Party, LP in the state have begun pasting their posters all around the city
with PDP logo.
There are indications that the selection of candidates into
various positions may likely generates controversies ahead of 2015 general
elections.
Source-PMNews
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