I’ll Continue To Play Positive Role Towards Ensuring PDP Becomes United, Formidable – Gov Makinde
*Receives PDP BoT during visit to Ibadan over Bodija explosions
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that he would continue to play a positive role towards ensuring that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) becomes united and formidable
The governor made this known on Wednesday, during the visit of members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, to his office to commiserate with him and the people of Oyo State over the Bodija explosions.
Gov Makinde pointed out that PDP needs alignment to achieve unity of the party and that he has been reaching out to colleague-governors to ensure that the party becomes more united.
The governor emphasized that the BoT members as the conscience of the party, should put in the work towards steering the party in the right direction,
“Regarding our party, I am proud of the role the BoT is playing. I received the letter and have responded to the letter. I did not mince words in terms of what we should be doing as a party. Unity is important and we have to unite”, he said.
The governor added, “Yes, it is normal to disagree within ourselves because what is facing me may be backing somebody else. But it is important that we seek alignment to reduce those areas of disagreement or friction, and you are already leading the charge, and I want to thank you for that”.
“I also feel few people within our party are still thinking in terms of the enormity of the challenges and errors. I want to encourage such individuals not to feel bad because we faced more than that in 2017 and 2018 in Oyo State. And today, we have PDP at the local level 100 per cent. At the state level, we have over 96 per cent because we have some opposition”.
He maintained, “So, we don’t have to be discouraged. Yes, we have a lot of hard work to do in terms of appealing to ourselves and reaching out for unity within the party at the national level. And I want to say that I am here to play a positive role for us to be able to achieve this desired unity. I am fully committed to the great party.”
On the Bodija explosions, the governor said Oyo state will come out stronger, as the government has been working out a long-term solution to the challenges posed by the incident,
“Yes, we have been battling with the fallout from the incident; we have been trying to give the affected people temporary accommodation so that they can continue their lives.Also, we have the people who got injured and need medical attention and the humanitarian side of it where some children are supposed to be in school now.
“So, it is still very early days and we have to look at a long term solution. We are also dealing with the security aspect of the incident.
“So, you need to keep encouraging us and supporting us where possible as well as keep praying for us.”
Speaking, the Chairman of the PDP BoT and former Senate President, Senator Wabara lauded Gov Makinde for his prompt response to the unfortunate incident and for showing his prowess as an engineer by directing that a structural integrity test be conducted on about 230 buildings in the affected area.
Emphasizing that the nation must avoid a recurrence of such incidents by embarking on a thorough investigation, the PDP BoT expressed its condolences to the governor and the government of the state as well as families, who lost loved ones to the incident, as it observed a minute of silence for the departed souls.
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