Erelu Olusola Obada, a former Minister of State for Defence, on Friday held a thanksgiving service and vowed to continue working for the success of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Speaking with newsmen in Ilesa, Osun Stae, Obada described her tenure as cabinet minister in charge of Defence as “successful and a rare opportunity to serve Nigeria”.
The service was held at the Methodist Cathedral, Otapete in Ilesa.
Obada said she was grateful to have had the chance to contribute her quota to the development of the country as a minister.
She said: “It was the PDP that gave me the opportunity to serve and I will continue to serve the party in Osun and at the national level as a member of the Board of Trustees.
“I will continue to be loyal to the government of Nigeria and I will remain a loyal member of the Peoples Democratic Party.”
Asked if she would seek an elective position in the nearest future, Obada said: “My future lies in the hands of God.
“But, I am a politician and I will remain an active one.”
Obada said she was humbled by the reception she had received from those in her constituency and her associates.
She added: “I am humbled by this heroic welcome, after serving as a minister.
“I will continue to serve the interest of the people at the grassroots.”
Obada, who was a one-time Deputy Governor in Osun State, stated that the Ministry of Defence was in a better shape than she met it.
“This is as a result of exposure to trainings and skills in modern means of combating internal and external aggression,” she said.
Obada was one of the nine ministers who were recently relieved of their positions by President Goodluck Jonathan.
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