17th July, 2014
Vice President Namadi Sambo has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will reclaim Osun state, taken “through the back door” by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Sambo spoke on Wednesday in Abuja, at a meeting of the PDP National Campaign Committee for the Osun state governorship elections scheduled for 9 August.
The meeting, according to the vice president, is to mobilise and strategise on how the ruling party will win the election.
“I want to assure you that the mandate that was taken through the back door will come back to PDP, as it was seen after the election in Ekiti State.
“The people will now have the chance to choose for themselves, where they belong, which is the PDP,” he said.
The vice president, who spoke before the meeting went into close door, added that the PDP was prepared to repeat the victory it recorded in the June 21 Ekiti governorship election.
“We all know that Osun belong to PDP, those people there now, never went through a successful election,” he said.
Sambo reiterated President Goodluck Jonathan’s assurance of peaceful, free and fair conduct of the Osun poll.
He also assured that the committee, which he chaired, would continue to work diligently to ensure the principle of “one man one vote” preached by the president.
Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Prof. Rufai Alkali, were among those who attended the meeting.
Others were, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, Chief Ebenezer Babatope and Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide.
Also at the meeting were, former PDP governorship candidate in Ondo State, Mr Olusola Oke and Chief Bode George.