As the battle for the 2015 general elections draws nearer, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Annenih has appealed to members of the party in the South-West to unite in order to enhance the chances of the ruling party.
Apart front this, he noted that reconciliation among members of the party in the zone was also very important.
Anenih spoke just as the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, said all parts of the federation had a stake in the continued stability and political development of the country.
The PDP BoT chairman spoke when he received executive committee and members of the South West Network, a pressure group within the ruling PDP, at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday.
The BoT chairman said it was imperative for the group to work with elders of the party at the states and the national levels in order to stem the dwindling fortunes of the party in the zone.
The former minister of works commended the initiative of the group and pledged his support for its determination to ensure victory of the party at the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti and Osun states and other future elections.
He said, “You must brace to remain steadfast because some other people will try to attack you, but since your goals are noble and genuine, then you have my blessing.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the SWN, Senator Hosea Agboola, said the group was formed to redress the sliding relevance of the South-West in the Nigerian political space, adding that disunity, continuous bickering and leadership vacuum had contributed to the maginilisation of the zone.
He said the group was embarking on reconciliation of leaders and providing the platform to rally round the South-West members of the PDP to take their rightful position in the scheme of things.
Agboola , who is also Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, commended Anenih for his leadership and relentless effort to stem the crisis in the party, adding that a new lease of life was returning to the party, which had helped the reconciliation process.
When the group visited Anyim, he told the its members to continue to sensitise the people of the zone on the need to see themselves as important segment of the federation and contribute to the empowerment of the people at the grass-roots
The SGF said, “Your group should look beyond the elections and contribute to developing the consciousness of the people towards the transformation agenda of the present administration.
“From the calibre of the members, your integrity and level of achievement, your group possesses the capacity and credibility to represent the interest of the South-West.”
Agboola said the group had also visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Deputy Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, and Chief Shuaib Oyedokun.
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