PDP charges guber candidates to reconcile with defeated aspirants

The party’s national chairman said he was confident that the PDP would win governorship seats in 25 states at the 2023 general elections.

News Agency of Nigeria • June 7, 2022

PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu

National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, has advised the party’s governorship candidates to reconcile with defeated aspirants before the 2023 governorship elections.

“You must carry every member of the defeated aspirants’ communities along because they contributed to mobilising and growing our party,” Mr Ayu said while presenting certificates of return to the candidates.

The chairman said he was confident that the PDP would win governorship seats in 25 states at the 2023 general elections, and retain all its 13 states because its governors had performed very well.

Mr Ayu added that the PDP had no fear that the people would vote for PDP governors back to power and vote for PDP where it does not currently have governors.

“We believe that the PDP will go back to its winning ways. When we started in 1999, we were able to produce 21 governors; we grew that number in 2003 to 28 and sustained it at 28 up to 2007.

“Unfortunately, we came through hard times, and the number declined. Today we have only 13 governors. For a political party of this stature, that number is not good enough,” the party leader said.

Speaking at the ceremony, the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said it was evident that the PDP was the party Nigerians were waiting for.

Congratulating the gubernatorial candidates, Mr Abubakar urged them to be united and work for the victory of the PDP.

The party’s governorship candidates were issued their certificates of return, except for Ebonyi and Kano, because of legal issues within the party in the states.

Those who received the certificates were Ladipupo Adebutu (Ogun), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi State), Seyi Makinde (Oyo State) and Ahmadu Fintri (Adamawa).

Others are Peter Mbah (Enugu State), Uche Ikonne (Abia), Oborevwori Sheriff (Delta), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Siminialayi Fabura (Rivers) and Sandy Onor (Cross River).

Also issued with the certificates were Mohammed Sule-Lamido (Jigawa), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Titus Uba (Benue), Sa’aidu Umar (Sokoto State), and Isa Ashiru (Kaduna State).

(NAN)

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