The former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday in Ibadan, asked state PDP members to put their differences aside and forge ahead in unity for the party to win Oyo state in the next general election.
While stressing the importance of unity of purpose in the quest to reclaim the state, Atiku promised to return the South West states to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 if elected as President.
Atiku, a Presidential aspirant of the PDP made this promise when he visited members and delegates of Oyo state ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary election of the party.
The former Vice President was welcomed to the Molete, Ibadan PDP state secretariat Tuesday evening by the two gubernatorial aspirants of the party, Mr. Seyi Makinde and Senator Ayo Adeseun, a former Deputy governor, Alhaji Azeem Gbolarumi, Elder Wole Oyelese, Alhaja Bose Adedibu, Senator Kamoru Adedibu and Dr. Saka Balogun.
Other bigwigs that welcomed Atiku were Chief Robert Koleoso, Senator Hosea Ayoola Agboola, Elder Wole Oyelese, Chief Jacob Adetoro, Taiwo Oluyemi, Muraina Ajibola and the State Secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke.