Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun, has elected former chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, Hon Abayomi Tella, as the new party chairman.
He was elected alongside other State executive members during the State Congress of the party, held in Abeokuta, on Saturday, and supervised by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Tella said the party under his leadership would rejuvenate, rebuild, and reposition the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
While assuring that his team would restore the party’s heritage, and identity as a ruling party.
He explained that the true identity of the party is not that of opposition, but of a strong and ruling party, saying the process of returning to seat of power is imminent and must happen at the next polls.
“I must say that our true identity is not that of opposition but getting back to our heritage of a ruling party is imminent and must happen at the next polls. We must inevitably ascribe the success of today’s congress to various eminent people who made themselves available to be instrumental to this God’s project.
“Ogun State PDP will be proudly rejuvenated, rebuilt, rejigged, and repositioned for success in the coming polls by the grace of God. There is no doubt that the Party has gone through series of underserved trauma, various forms of unnecessary internal friction, judicial intervention in our domestic affairs, and reckless media onslaught by supposed members of the Party.
“It is on record that PDP is the most successful Party in Ogun State with a record of total victory in two successful national elections of 2003 and 2007 where the Party won all elective positions in the State. This unprecedented feat remains unbeaten till today, and we must be disturbed if with this hard-earned record, we still find ourselves being referred to as opposition party in Ogun.
“The PDP in Ogun will not pride itself alone with the hitherto electoral success, but also with remarkable and monumental achievement in good governance. It is on record that one of the best and most successful National Sports Festival was organised in Ogun State Under the PDP administration, our Party administration employed more people than any previous or succeeding administration in Ogun State, built Stadia and increased sporting infrastructure in the State (now suffering maintenance), expanded the tertiary education institutions in Ogun State with additional University, polytechnics and other specialised institutions of higher learning, thereby creating more jobs and building human capital development.”
” This is the same PDP that raised the level of economic prosperity in Ogun State before the APC administration eroded all the gains our people achieved under PDP and consequently leading to the wanton poverty that is ravaging our land.
“However, it is disheartening to describe the Party as a tree that bears no fruit anymore. Many of the People who had benefited from the Party’s previous electoral victories are currently slaving in the APC, we are using this opportunity to request them to return to the base and join us in having a PDP that will be difficult to beat in 2027 and beyond”.
While thanking the past executives, Tella said; “We need ourselves, and working together again should not be difficult or impossible. The 2027 project is the major item in the agenda of this newly elected Executive and requiring all hands on the desk is mandatory”.
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