January 25, THEWILL) – The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has urged the people of Ogun State to voted out Governor Dapo Abiodun and the All Progress Party come 2023 election.
Ayu stated this at the weekend while addressing a large crowd of the party’s supporter in the state shortly after visiting Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in company of members of the national leadership of the party at his residence in Abeokuta.
The national chairman, who said that he would come back to the state to mobilise PDP members across all levels in order to unseat APC and Abiodun in 2023 election, lamented that the ruling party had done nothing better for Nigerians.
He asked the residents of the state to vote out APC both at the federal and the state levels, stressing that PDP will produce the next governor in the state.
Ayu said “Ogun State is PDP. Ogun State produced former President Obasanjo in 1999. Did the PDP not give you good things when Obasanjo was president? Are you getting the same today?
“Do you want this type of change to continue? Are you going to change the change? Are you going to register today, tomorrow and next tomorrow? Register, go out and vote.”
“We want to change this party that makes rice too cost for the common man, that goes about doing nothing when people are slaughtered in the villages. Is that the kind of party you want?
“Today, I only came to greet my boss and our father, President Obasanjo. I didn’t know that all my people are here. I will come back to mobilise the people of Ogun State in every ward, in every Local Government because 2023 we shall produce a PDP governor in Ogun State…after which we shall produce a PDP president who will make things better for you.” he added.
Speaking, the Governorship Aspirant of PDP in the state, Hon. Ladi Adebutu reassured the people of his commitment to serve them well if he becomes the governor of the state come 2023.
He said “We do this because we believe in a stay by united nation. We believe that in doing this, we will create a great and better nation for you tomorrow. We are 60 years old but we believe we can create a better nation for you.”
“I am sacrificing my comfort for you not because I need something to eat, but I want to create a better tomorrow for you. I will continue to sacrifice for you and I bring to you, this sacrifice and this solution. Let us be together. Do you agree with me?” he added.
Earlier, the State Chairman of PDP, Hon. Sikirullai Ogundele said that PDP was well positioned to unseat the APC-led government in the state in 2023.
He added that Governor Dapo Abiodun has done “nothing to deserve reelection come 2023.” in the state
The PDP members at the event includes: the party’s Vice Presidential candidate in 2019 election, Peter Obi, former Governors, Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo), Liyel Imoke (Cross River) and Donald Duke (Cross River).
Others are former Kogi Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, the Deputy National Chairman of PDP (South), Taofeek Arapaja and other party officials were also part of the entourage.
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