PDP congress: Bode George tells members to be peaceful, united
(Nigeria) A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
in Lagos State, Chief Bode Goerge, on Tuesday appealed to party members to be
peaceful and united during the forthcoming party congress.
George, a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, made the
plea at the Lagos State PDP General Assembly held at the party secretariat in
GRA, Ikeja.
The meeting, attended by party chieftains and faithful, was
organised to prepare for the forthcoming party congresses scheduled to commence
on April 30.
It was also to prepare for the local government polls in the
state.
George said the PDP remained a party to reckon with and
urged the party members not to let it go down.
"Today, PDP has become an Iroko tree. This party must
not go down. I want to beg you that even when we disagree, let us allow the
people to decide in our congresses. Let's avoid personal interest; let's do
away with imposition; only the competent people should be elected into
positions. Please, go about the congresses peacefully, I am pleading.
"We have to be united since everybody cannot become a
leader; everybody cannot become chairman. Only one person can do it. Let's
support whoever God has ordained to lead. PDP will win hands down if other
contestants of any post support whoever emerges as winner," he said.
The party chieftain said there was no division or faction in
the party in the state.
Another chieftain of the party, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, urged
the leadership of the party to give room for the youths in the forthcoming
ward, local and state congresses.
According to him, the older generation in the party should
leave the party leadership for the youth in order to give hope and future to
the party.
"We need youths to take over the leadership of the
party at the ward, local, state and even national level; let's give them a
chance. The youths should do it, let the
older people leave the youth alone; they are matured enough," he said.
Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, urged party elders to
avoid greed and support youths with good counsel in order to move the party
forward.
He also advised the youth to shun all forms of violence
during the congress.
On the party leadership tussle, Ogunlewe said that George
remained a leader to beat in the party.
Earlier, the State Chairman of the Party, retired Capt.
Tunji Shelle, said the meeting was to prepare party members for the forthcoming
council polls in the state and the national convention of the party.
Shelle said; "We are fully prepared in Lagos State for
the convention and we expect other states to follow suit. The state is
preparing for the 2019 elections too."
The chairman said that the party would field good candidates
in all council elections.
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