Speaking over the weekend when the Adeniran’s campaign train paid him a courtesy visit in his Abuja’s residence, Mallam Ciroma extolled the leadership qualities of Proessor Adeniran saying that he had followed with keen interest the aspirant’s career since his days as a lecturer at the University of Ibadan and also when he served as the Secretary of the Mass Mobilisation for Social
According to the elder statesman, “I am happy to receive you all in my house this afternoon. It is a privilege also for me to see all these great Nigerians like Prof Jerry Gana, former deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, former Ministers Fidelia Njeze, Hadjia Zainab Maina, Tom Aguiyi Ironsi, Senator Ugochukwu Uba, the Director-General of the campaign, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and arrays of former Senators, members of the House of Representatives and state assemblies, commissioners and advisers from the various geo-political zones coming together to work for a common goal of rescuing our great party after the 2015 electoral defeat
“With what I see today, it is very clear that the dream of the founding fathers of the PDP is very much alive and that means there is hope for our party and Nigeria as a whole.”
On the need to promote the unity and oneness of Nigeria, Mallam Ciroma charged Prof Adeniran and his team to remember that the dream of Nigeria’s founding fathers, which was built on the principle of unity in diversity, was the core values and principles on which the PDP was formed.
The elder statesman therefore urged all Nigerians to continue to promote the unity and progress of the country in every position they might find themselves from now.
According to him, “it is because we see ourselves as one nation that gave me the opportunity to obtain my degree at the University of Ibadan, in the Western Region
“Today I do not see myself as only a Hausa man. I see myself as a Yoruba man, based on the relationships that I built while in the university”
Earlier, Prof Gana had extolled the leadership qualities of Prof Adeniran which said prompted him to identify with his aspiration to the office of the National chairman of the Party.
According to him, “when the time to contest for the party chairmanship came, many of the leaders of the party, including all of us here carried out a detailed study of the kind of leadership the PDP needs at this material time. We went round the country to ask questions from the people so that we can avoid the mistakes of the past
“The result of the exercise shows that the PDP needs a transparent, disciplined, dedicated, experienced and loyal leader. Also integrity was considered. It was at this point that we all came to the conclusion that for the party to regain her place in Nigeria political space
“Prof Adeniran is the man that possesses all the qualities that were listed. Therefore, we are here today to present the most favoured, qualified and trusted candidate for the job of the chairman of our great party to you for your blessing”
Earlier, Prof Adeniran had said that as a founding member of the Party, he had join the race to help in repositioning and rebuilding it for it to regaining its lost glory ahead of the 2019 General elections as a cradle platform for Nigerians to get the dividends they long be yearning for.
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