2019: PDP vows to reclaim Ekiti State from APC

‎AHEAD of the forthcoming general elections, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. On Thursday vowed to reclaim Ekiti State which it lost to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last governorship election in the State, saying that the loss was only temporary

The National Chairman of the Party, Prince Uche Secondus ‎ stated this in Abuja while receiving back into the fold several Party members who defected to the APC and other Political parties at the wake of the Governorship election in the state

Among those returnees who were at the National Secretariat of the Party in Abuja yesterday and accompanied by the Majority Leader-designate in the Senate, Senator Biodun Olujimi is Ambassador Dare Bejide, Dr Siriku Tae Lawal. Former Governor of Ekiti State. Chief Bode Ajewole. Chief Diran Omotoso, Otunba Yinka Akerele, Chief (Mrs) Titilayo Oluwatuyi, Chief Segun Akinwumi and a host of others.

Prince Secondus who spoke through the National Organising Secretary of the Party, Col Austin Akobundu (rtd) assured that all necessary legal actions were being taken by the party and its Governorship Candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola towards reclaiming the ” round mandate” which the party believed it won.

He commended the aggrieved leaders of the Party in the state for their bold step to return to the Party a very critical period when there was ‎nothing on ground to share, saying that this showed that they were back home to join forces with others in the party ahead of  the 2019 general election

‎He pleaded with the returnees to go back to their state and beg others to return home as the PDP of today had been rebranded under a new leader who would never be allowed those mistakes of the past which led to their exit.

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While counselling them to put behind them those things that led their exit from the Party in the interest of the Party, he called on them to continue to live in Peace with the State governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose for peace to reign supreme in the State Chapter of the Party.

Speaking the leader of the delegation, Chief Bode Ajewole, Ambassador Dare Bejide,and Dr Sikiru Tai Lawal ‎regretted the party losing the state to the APC in the last governorship election and that they were back to the party for good to rebuild their damaged home ahead of the 2019 general elections but pleaded to the leadership of the Party to give them equal opportunities with other old members

In her remark, the Senate minority leader-designate, Senator Olujimi stated that the returnees decided to come back following series of persuasions, consultations and begging by Party leaders from the South West and the National Secretariat of the Party and that with them now around the situation of things would change for better in the State.