Politics

Adeleke’s victory new beginning for PDP, says BoT chairman

The Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Walid Jibrin has stated the victory of Osun-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke is a new beginning for the party.

Jibrin also said Adeleke’s victory at the poll did not come to him as a surprise.

He said: ”I was there at Osun during the last campaign and the number of people that turned out for the rally was unbelievable and I was so sure that the PDP will win Osun state.

“And this is just the beginning of victory. What has happened in Osun state now is an indication of PDP’s stand in the whole country. We as a party have learned our lessons and the Yorubas are beginning to learn their lessons too, by coming out to elect Chief Adeleke. We are rest assured that other states in western Nigeria will be won by the PDP come 2023.

“By the grace of God, all other states in the country will vote for us. So the issue of the APC campaign for a Muslim-Muslim presidency will not work. You can bear me witness that it didn’t work in Osun state, so we should not support this kind of politics.

“Our concern should be based on who is the best candidate for us that can be in charge of the country.”

The PDP Board of Trustees Chairman decried politics of religion, describing it as the highest level of division among citizens, adding that it is capable of breeding confusion and war on a people that have been existing peacefully.

He went on to paraphrase a portion of the Holy Qur’an, saying “When you look at the life of our prophet Muhammad, when they were killing Muslim in Mecca, he (Prophet Muhammad) asked them to come and he gave them a letter to give to one Christian king, and the Muslim who were being killed in Mecca went to that Christian king the king received them, gave them land,he gave them everything, he lived with them. Is there any division there?

“And when Muhammad again was suffering attacks with his people in Mecca,he left for Medina, upon reaching there ,he called all the christians,the Jews and all other religions and they formed a government of unity and we have been following him.so why are we coming out to say it most be Muslim-Muslim leadership in Nigeria,” he asked.

He pointed out it was for the avoidance of this that the PDP has the best candidates as standard presidential flag bearers. Atiku a very good candidate for the PDP is a Muslim and Governor Okowa, a very good Governor that has done alot, a Christian.

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