- ‘I am the most experienced governorship candidate going into the election’- Melaye
Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kogi State gubernatorial election, Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called for unity among party stakeholders in the state in order to ensure victory for the party and its candidate, Senator Dino Melaye.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting and inauguration of sub-committees of the campaign council in Abuja on Monday, the Osun State Governor expressed confidence that PDP will emerge victorious at the polls.
He allayed fears among members who think it would be hard defeating the candidate of incumbent Governor of Kogi state, adding that he has “defeated incumbents several times”.
“We are marching to victory in the upcoming Kogi State governorship election. If you know you are not ready to sacrifice yourself so that we can get to that Promised Land, nobody is forcing you to be here. But if you are ready to join hands together to take Kogi and move Kogi forward to that Promised Land, I am bringing you a template that worked in Osun State.
“We need peace for the election. We are talking to each other that we must have peace and it’s already accepted.
“This is democracy. I have already met with Governor Yahaya Bello that we are coming to your state to campaign. Let the best man win. No fighting whatsoever and he has agreed. We want to have a beautiful election.
“Dino and I have things in common. I’m from the West in Osun State, Dino is from Kogi West. As it was the turn of the West in Osun State, it is the turn of the West in Kogi State,” he said.
In his remarks, Senator Dino Melaye, appealed for the support of not only party members but the entire people of Kogi State.
He described himself as the most experienced governorship candidate going into the election.
Melaye also vowed to continue to seek reconciliation with his fellow party men who were aggrieved across the three senatorial districts.
According to him, Kogi needs a governor who will restore the pride of every indigene of Kogi through the provision of good roads, well equipped hospitals and arrest insecurity in the state.
