The immediate past Senate president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Senator Bukola Saraki, has said that existing unity and peace in the opposition party in the state would ensure its victory in the next general election.
He spoke with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday after the PDP local government congress and membership e-Registration exercise at his Ajikobi Ward in the Ilorin West LGA of Kwara state, Senator Saraki, said that PDP is the only political party that is united and peaceful in the state.
The PDP leader, who charged party members to spread the message of hope among people, said that the party is ready to provide political leadership in the state come 2023.
“Let us all go and prepare for 2023 elections. It’s all clear that PDP government is what people want. We’re committed and it’s left for us to go all out and sell message of hope to our people. The PDP is the only one party in the state that’s united and peaceful. For progress of the state, it’s the PDP. We are ready to provide leadership come
2023″.
Saraki, who said that the party has opened more leadership positions for women and youth, added that it is all about bringing greater inclusion.
Talking about the e-registration exercise of the party, the party leader described the process as transparent and capable of reducing sharp practices, saying that the PDP has the most modern way of data base for all its members.
He also said that the party now has a better way of running its affairs, adding that the registration process is in line with the global best practices.
High point of the event was the consensus arrangements used to elect local government party officials through affirmation, in the congress that was witnessed by party stalwarts among large crowd of party members in the state.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has hailed the smooth conduct of the party’s local government congress which held today in the 16 local government areas of the State.
In a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ashaolu, the party commended its members for their maturity and peaceful conduct in electing party executive at their respective local councils.
The party also congratulated the elected party officers and urged them to see their election as a call to serve and further contribute to the growth and development of the party.
The statement reads in part, “The smooth and successful conduct of our local government congress across the 16 local government areas of Kwara represents another progress for our party and further demonstrates our readiness to build a strong, united and formidable party that is ready to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and provide genuine and quality governance to the people of the State.
“We acknowledge and appreciate the roles played by leaders, elders and relevant stakeholders in the party particularly our national leader, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, towards the successful conduct of the local government congress.
“We also commend party faithful for showing maturity and cooperation which largely contributed to the peaceful conduct of the exercise. This is a further testament to quality leadership, unity and respect that we enjoy in the Kwara PDP family.
“The party congratulates the newly elected local government party executive and charge them to see their election as a call to serve and work for the growth and development of the party.”
Dominica Nwabufo
