Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South West Zone have intensified campaigns for the election of the party’s candidate in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi.
A statement by the PDP South West Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, read, “Osun State Governor, Adeleke and PDP in the zone are strengthening Agboola Ajayi’s campaigns at the markets, palaces and different communities to win more supporters who would vote for the party’s candidate.
“Part of the places that we have joined the Ondo PDP governorship campaign are Bolorunduro, Ondo and Owo.
“We were at the palace of the Osemawe; we were also inside the markets trying to canvass votes for the candidate, Agboola Ajayi.
“We were at the Labour House in Akure where we met with the retired permanent secretaries and directors in the state.
“The feedback has been awesome, the people of the state are resolute and they are prepared. They are determined to vote for the PDP candidate in the election.”
The statement added that the PDP stood a chance because its government in the past did projects that were physical and stood the test of time.
“Ondo State people are discontent with the way the All Progressives Congress governments have mismanaged the state in the last eight years. Nothing significant has been done by the sitting governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
“It is not about political party, it is about people’s welfare. The state has been run aground. There is no way the people in Ondo State will continue like this, they are groaning in pain, hence their resolve for change in government and need for PDP.
“From our interactions and the feedback at the campaigns, visits to communities, palaces, markets, and groups, it is apparent that Ondo State people have been able to see that the standing projects in the state were put in place by the PDP government.
“If you remove what the PDP government did in Ondo State, you will discover that nothing is left,” Atofarati said.
But the APC chieftain and Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Wale Akinlosotu, said Governor Adeleke and the South West PDP were only in the state for a jamboree.
“They will return to their bases empty-handed after defeat in the election.
“Nobody needs to be told that the people of Ondo State are behind Aiyedatiwa of the APC in this election. His projects and programmes resonate with the people, hence the decision to vote for him next week to continue in office so that he would deliver more life-transforming projects for the state.
“PDP is depleted in Ondo State. All the major stakeholders in the party have joined APC. That is a testament to the acceptability of Governor Aiyedatiwa given his purposeful leadership,” he said.
