A frontline contender for the PDP
national chairmanship position, Gbenga Daniel, has stepped down from the race.
Mr. Daniel, a former Ogun State
governor, is the third candidate to quit after Bode George and Jimi Agbaje.
Read Mr. Daniel’s letter to the
party on Saturday:
The Chairman,
Peoples Democratic Party
Convention Planning Committee, Abuja.
9th Dec 2017
Re; Withdrawal from The
Chairmanship Contest:
As you are aware, in the last
three months when I took the decision to contest for the post of the National
Chairman of our great party, I have done what has been described in many
quarters as most unprecedented. I traversed the length and breadth of our great
country, in all the 36 states and the FCT, meeting with various stakeholders,
leadership and party members, and setting up structures not just for my
personal aspiration, but also to feel the pulse of Nigerians and test the
strength and popularity of our party among the citizens.
It was another learning curve for
me because I discovered that in spite of our widely publicized pockets of
internal challenges, many Nigerians are sincerely and justifiably looking for a
credible alternative to the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC),
and most happily, the Peoples Democratic Party is still being looked upon as
that credible and acceptable alternative.
It was a great opportunity for me
to spread the message of hope, renewing the confidence of not only our party
members but also Nigerian citizens about our great party. I believe that I did
what is expected of a loyal and committed party member to inject a new life
into the party, refresh and reenergise it for optimum acceptance by the
electorate.
We are a political party, and a
democratic one at that. Contest for for offices are expected to be competitive
and this is what we have demonstrated sufficiently with the good number of very
credible aspirants who have shown interests in all the various offices of our
National Executive Committee to steer the ship of our party to victory in 2019.
No doubt, we have suffered huge losses, from the control of some 25 States into
only 11 states, capped with the loss of the Presidency in 2015. This, to me is
the greatest challenge before our party, and regaining this lost glory is more
important to me than any aspiration for offices.
In order to sustain the new found
peace and renewed confidence of Nigerians in our party and reduce the veiled
but potential line of frictions, I consider it in the best interest the party
to voluntarily withdraw from the Chairmanship race so that we can collectively
look for and elect good leaders for the purpose of winning elections in 2019.
Kindly accept assurances of my
esteemed regards.
Otunba (Engr.) Gbenga Daniel
FNSE, FAEng.
cc; PDP BOT Chairman
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