The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state on Thursday, said it would participate in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state, as announced by the State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC)
Addressing a press conference at the party’s Secretariat in Akure, Ondo state capital, the Chairman of the party in the state, Fatai Adams, said PDP is fully prepared and will participate in the elections.
Adams explained that the decision to participate in the election was taken by the leadership of the party in the state, after considering the need to reverse the uneventful and uninspiring narratives and also to restore the lost glory of local government
He stated that the PDP as a party is ready to change the narrative about the third tier of government which is regarded to be closer to the people of the grassroots.
He however, noted that governance at the local government level had been paralyzed, saying local government only serve as a salary payment agency of the state government, rather than serving the grassroots people as enshrined in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.
Adams said “Gone are the days when local government administration under the PDP was alive to its constitutional responsibilities.
“Gone are the days when local governments embarked on the construction of rural roads, markets and other social amenities at the grassroots. Gone are the days when capable and tested hands were in charge of government at the grassroots.
“It is against this background that our party will participate in the Local Government Election, so as to bring development to the grassroots again, as it was under previous PDP administrations.
“Our resolve to participate is to reverse the uneventful and uninspiring narratives. It is to restore the lost glory of local government administration and its pride”
Adams stated that PDP is conscious of the agenda of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to continue to muzzle the local government administrations by foisting his stooges on the people.
“We can therefore gauge his temperature and the mood of the APC as well as the inconveniences this resolve may cause its members who erroneously see local government as their cash cow, being the reward for their hypocrisy and sycophancy to the governor.
“This time around, APC will be resisted by the grassroots people who have been bearing the brunt of inept, colourless, unenviable, dry and retrogressive governance at that very important layer of government”
The PDP Chairman however called on the state electoral Commission, ODIEC “to perform its role as an impartial arbiter which should not rob Peter to pay Paul.
“We are passionately appealing to the Chairman and other members of the Commission to always act on the side of the people bearing in mind that their Commission is being financed by the taxpayers’ money and not from the APC government which merely appointed them.
“They should ensure utmost transparency of the electoral process, exhibit decency, decorum and discipline that is expected of their high offices and not compromise for any self-serving or pecuniary gains so that posterity will be kind to them at the end of the day”
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