A former Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Ogun State governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party, ADP, Dimeji Bankole, has promised to win the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state.
He made the pledge while speaking at his formal unveiling as the governorship standard bearer of the ADP at the party’s state secretariat in Onikolobo, Abeokuta.
He said, “We have a massive structure in place that we have built in the last two years.
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“We are united. We are in for a surprise because we have the competence and credibility which is our watchword to win the coming governorship election in the state,” Bankole said.
The state Chairman of the party, Chief Wale Egunleti, on his own part, said, “In light of recent events in which primaries by other parties were marred by violence and are even subject to litigation, we in the ADP have set ourselves apart by conducting primaries in a most peaceful manner, which will remain a point of reference for years to come.
“I deem it imperative to emphasise that while others have chosen to promote divisive rhetoric, for us in ADP, we believe that Ogun State is one. As a party which believes in inclusion, we went to all local government areas of the state consulting our people and seeking their opinion on what matters to them most in a leader. We were told repeatedly that competence, not sectionalism, is the most important quality of all, and in answering the call of our people, members of the party unanimously elected Bankole, a tested and trusted leader, whose competence and readiness for the task of effectively governing the state cannot be questioned.
“Unconstitutional divisive principles which guide the operations of some political parties should not be a deciding factor for us, and what is happening now in other platforms should serve as a lesson to us all to eschew sectionalism and politics of bitterness,” Egunleti said.