The former deputy governor of Oyo state, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi has declared that against all odds, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the most acceptable presidential candidate in Oyo state.
Gbolarunmi, who is the Coordinator, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in Oyo state made declaration on Friday while thanking members of the party for the love they showed for Atiku Abubakar during the “Freedom Walk” organised for him (Atiku) on Wednesday and at the Mapo Hall during the campaign flag-off of the Governor of the state, Engr Seyi Makinde.
It could be recalled that Hazeem Gbolarumi, Elder Wole Oyelese, Olooye Jumoke Akinjide, Femi Babalola Jogor and other prominent PDP members jointly addressed press conference at the NUJ Press Centre on Tuesday while they also jointly organised the walk on Wednesday.
Gbolarumi said the turn out of the PDP members during the walk and the way they were shouting and chorusing the name of Atiku in the presence of G5 governors was a manifestation of the love the party members in the state have for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The G5 governors, Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) have been at loggerheads with the party’s leadership and presidential candidate of the party over the failure of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu to resign from his position.
But to the surprise of many onlookers, despite the fact that the G5 governors kept silence on their preferred presidential candidate during the campaign flag-off of Governor Makinde at Mapo Hall on Thursday, members of the party from the beginning to end of the flag-off, chorusing of Atiku Abubakar rented the air.
For this and other reasons, the former deputy governor of the state declared that the party’s presidential flagbearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is the most accepted candidate in Oyo state, south west geo-political zone and the country at large.
The Coordinator, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation in the state, while thanking the prominent leaders of the party include Elder Wole Oyelese, Olooye Jumoke Akinjide, Femi Babalola Jogor and others who made “Freedom Walk” a success, he also expressed gratitude to the party members, who came out enmass to show their support for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
According to him, “It has shown clearly that our presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is most accepted in Oyo state. Can we talk about the mammoth crowd during our Freedom Walk or the chorusing of his name at Mapo Hall during the campaign flag-off of governor Seyi Makinde in the presence of the G5 governors, I want to talk about.
“I want to use this medium to appreciate other leaders like Elder Wole Oyelese, Jumoke Akinjide, Engr Femi Babalola Jogor and others for making the walk a success. Also to our teeming members, who trooped out in numbers to show their solidarity and support to our party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar”.
