The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed its total support for the party’s candidate in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN).
The election is scheduled to hold on October 10.
Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal stated this in a statement issued by the Director-General of the forum, C.I.D. Maduabum in Abuja on Sunday.
The statement was in reaction to some media reports alleging division among the PDP governors with respect to Ondo gubernatorial elections.
Tambuwal described the publications as tendentious, malicious, prejudicial, biased and procured.
According to him, the inciting, false and fake report was planted by retrogressive and reactionary forces.
Tambuwal said that the PDP governors were united, strong and primed to do their utmost to ensure the election of Jegede who has the experience, dynamism and programme of action to return Ondo State to her glory days.
He said: “We think that the story is the handwork of fifth columnists, who are afraid of the popularity of the PDP candidate and his likely victory, and have devised this means of creating doubts in the minds of Nigerians as a strategy for stopping the march of victory by PDP in Ondo.
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“Nothing can stop the march of progress in Ondo. Indeed, Jegede’s victory is one whose time has come.
“The Forum speaks with one voice and this naked attempt to sow division and discord within its ranks has failed miserably.
“As a matter of fact, the PDP Governors just rose from a virtual meeting few days ago with a firm resolve and commitment to make sure that all hands are on deck to support and deliver the PDP candidate.
“The governors are in no doubt that any division in its ranks will be counter productive to PDP, her candidate and its quest to restore democracy, good governance, and accountability not only in Ondo State but Nigeria at large.”
“The PDP governors will storm Akure on Oct. 7 for the grand finale of the PDP governorship campaign.
“We will be in Akure to conclude a memorable grassroots based campaign mounted by the PDP and her candidate in the last few weeks that has seemingly turned the tide in Ondo.”
