By Sunny Anderson Osiebe...
The Deputy President of
the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the Governor of Ekiti
State, Ayo Fayose, on his emergence as the new Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum.
Ekweremadu, who
described the Forum as an important group within the party, expressed
confidence in the ability of Fayose to rally the governors elected on the
platform of the party, theming PDP faithful, and supporters to hold the fort in
opposition.
He said: “Governor
Fayose is a strong voice in the opposition. He is an unapologetic PDP faithful and
has the audacity, political sagacity, and benefit of experience from his number
of years as a Governor to provide quality leadership for the Forum. I,
therefore, nurse no doubts that he is the right man for the job.
“However, I would like
to see a greater synergy and understanding between our governors on one hand, and
National Assembly Members of PDP extraction on the other hand, to avoid the
usual needless rivalry and mutual distrust that have hurt the party in the past”
While commending the
out-gone Chairman of the Forum, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State for his
meritorious service to the party and his State, the Deputy President of the
Senate urged the PDP faithful to remain strong and hopeful as the party would
bounce back stronger and soon to lead the nation out of the current stinging
economic hardship.
He said that having
tasted two different puddings, Nigerians now know that despite PDP’s
shortcomings and mistakes, which he said the party had also learnt from, it
remains the only party with pan-Nigerian outlook, tolerance, liberal
orientation, experience, and national appeal to manage the country.
He enjoined Governor
Fayose and the PDP Governors Forum to revive PDP’s trademark grassroots
mobilization to assure the people that the party would emerge stronger to
“restore economic prosperity, democratic rights, and sanctity of the ballot box”.
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