Osun 2022: Atiku urges PDP to settle internal wrangling to unseat APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged the Osun State chapter of the party to unite and unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) come July 16 governorship election in the state.
During a consultation visit to the PDP secretariat in Osogbo on Sunday, Atiku warned the party to resolve the crisis so that the 2018 history would not repeat itself.
He stated that the party’s failure to handle the internal crisis caused it to lose the 2018 election, and that the same may happen again if the crisis persists.
His words: “I don’t believe I should come to Osun to ask for support because if you vote for me you vote for yourself.
“There is something that worries me about this state, Osun. In the last election, there was disagreement with PDP against PDP that made us lose the election. Now again, we are going towards a crisis in 2022. One of the reasons I am here is to appeal to your unity ahead of the poll so that you can win no matter the grievances.
“You can see what disunity cost in the last election and we lost it, don’t let us repeat the same mistake. I beg of you the leaders and chieftains of the party. This election is the stepping stone to the general election and it is very key.
“I make this appeal to you the caretaker chairman. I want to also urge you to support me in the forthcoming primary election and general election.
“I have the right experience to tackle Nigeria’s challenges of insecurity and disunity. When our administration led by Olusegun Obasanjo came in we had similar challenges and we were able to solve it. When I become the president I will ensure restructuring for this nation.”
Earlier, Sen. Dino Melaye, while introducing Atiku and his entourage, stated that the aspirant already has 10.8 million votes in his pocket, going by the results of the 2019 presidential election.
Melaye appealed to delegates from Osun not to be swayed by money bags during the party primary in Abuja.
