From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, an appeal has gone to members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the South West geo-political zone of Nigeria to be united for the electoral victory of the party’s presidential candidate and former vice president of the country, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, who is the governor of Delta State, as well as other candidates of the party at various levels.
The Atiku Abubakar South West Assembly made the appeal to aggrieved members of the party in the region, urging them to come together and settle their political differences ahead the general elections.
Chairman of the group, Senator Felix Ogunwale, called for the truce at the 2023 summit, entitled: ‘Atiku/Okowa 2023: The South West Perspective’, organised by Atiku Abubakar South West Assembly, held at the Banquet Hall, Premier Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Thursday.
He stated that Atiku has capacity to unify Nigerians and fix various challenges retarding the growth and development of the nation. He added that with Atiku, PDP would meet the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerian, irrespective ethnicity and religion.
The purpose of the summit, according to him, was to set agenda with a view to articulating effectively the interests of Souh West within the context of prevailing political and economic realities in the country, saying: ” Our purpose is to register our commitment to the Atiku/Okowa 2023 project by delivering votes to the PDP candidates. We remained resolute and determined to the course.”
The director of All Support Groups for Atiku, Mr. Oladimeji Fabiyi, disclosed that the Atiku Abubakar South West Assembly has been working for Atiku since 2015, by promoting and projecting his candidature.
“We want to consolidate the interactive meeting held on Wednesday in this same Ibadan by Atiku and Okowa with the South West stakeholders of PDP party in order to find lasting solution to lingering crisis rocking the party,” he stated.