Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has reiterated the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party is back to its winning ways in Ogun State.
Daniel, who stated this at a unification meeting held at his Asoludero Court residence in Sagamu, Ogun State, said the coming together of a rainbow coalition of parties that dissolved into the PDP has made the structure that now constitutes the party the most formidable in the state and therefore the party to beat.
He said: “With the array of major stakeholders of Ogun politics in this hall, it is glaring that the ingredients for winning elections are at hand and ready to go for power in 2015.
“All that had issues have shifted ground with a collective resolve to work in unity and provide a better alternative to the present government in Ogun State
“A leader worth his salt is saddled with the burden of providing leadership and guidance towards finding a credible successor and that is exactly why we are on this mission to present a formidable platform that can wrest power from the incumbent and rescue Ogun State before it is too late.”
In his own speech at the meeting, a former Minister of State for Finance and leader of leaders in Ogun PDP, Aare Jubril Martins Kuye, thanked all for the loyalty shown Daniel, who he said warehoused his structure and nurtured it into a very powerful political machine in the state.
Kuye also charged the Ogun State PDP to set up committees that will come out with workable manifesto that will be presented to the electorate, which will translate to electoral victory and overall development of the state.
Daniel had on Wednesday last week at the National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja rejoined his former political party.
It was a grand occasion that had the entire leadership of the PDP in attendance.
Among those there were the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu; the Senate President, Senator David Mark; the Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; the South West Zonal Vice Chairman, Chief Ishola Filani; the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisah Metuh; and the Woman Leader, Dr. Kema Chikwe.
Also present were the Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; the Minister of Police Affairs, Hon. Jelili Adesiyan; and the Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.
Dignitaries present at the unification meeting in Sagamu included Chief Kolapo Ogunjobi, Chief Iyabode Apampa, Senator Lekan Mustapha, Senator Tunde Osolake, Apostle Dave Salako, Hon. Razak Adewusi, Chief Alani Akinde, Otunba Ayo Osinubi, Aare Tunde Alabi, Chief Sarafa Tunji Ishola, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka and former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly and a serving lawmaker, Pastor Remmy Hazzan.