We Shall Reclaim Osun — Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan vowed
yesterday that the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) would reclaim Osun State at
the August 9 gubernatorial election in
the state.
Jonathan said the state belongs to PDP,
insisting that those presently occupying
the government house did not get into
office through elections.
Speaking during a meeting of PDP
national campaign organisation for Osun
State at Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja,
chairman of the Committee, Vice
President Namadi Sambo however
assured Nigerians that the Federal
Government would provide an enabling
environment for the conduct of a
credible governorship poll in Osun State.
Sambo noted that President Jonathan
had promised that in Osun State, the
election would be free, and fair and it
would be “one man, one vote, one
woman, one vote and one youth one vote.
“We all know Osun State belongs to PDP,
people there now never got there through
the poll,” he said.
He expressed appreciation of the
President and National Chairman of
PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu to members
of the committee for their efforts to
bring Osun back to the PDP, adding that
the committee would work with members
of the party’s National Working
Committee (NWC) and the people of Osun
State to ensure the electorate in the
state were allowed to make free choice
during the governorship election.
Also at the meeting were Deputy
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Emeka Ihedioha; Chairman, Board of
Trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih; Chief
Bode George; Chief Ebenezer Babatope;
Erelu Olusola Obada; Minister of State,
Works, Adedapo Adeyeye; Minister of
State, FCTA, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide;
Political Adviser to the President, Prof.
Rufai Alkali; Political Adviser to the Vice
President, Alhaji Abba Dabo; Minister of
Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, Chief
Olusola Oke; and some members of the
NWC.