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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State , Dr Wole Oluyede has boasted that the party is alive and has been repositioned to cling victory in the June 2026 poll.
Oluyede made this proclamation during a reconciliatory meeting with one of his co- contestants ,Mrs Funmi Ogun ,in her office in Ado-Ekiti.
Accompanied by his campaign team ,the PDP candidate commended Mrs Ogun for comporting herself throughout the period the primary lasted, and for also maintaining peace.
Oluyede said “Ekiti will soon be under the PDP government, with me on the driver’s side”.
Oluyede said : ” It is my delight to tell this gathering that Mrs Ogun has called to congratulate me, and therefore, my visit to her campaign office today is a way to show that i did not take her hands of fellowship for granted.
” To those who may wish to know, politics is about negotiation. Therefore, Mrs Ogun is one of the strongest supporters of my course,
” To me, I did not win that primary election because I am perfect, or that I am a better aspirant, I’ve never seen myself as better than others.The only difference is that t is only God that installs kings. All aspirants, especially Mrs Ogun are equally good”, he said.
He described Ogun as a very formidable ally, who he would need and work with, in the course of prosecuting his campaign activities.
” I am proud to say that with unison, Ekiti will soon be under the PDP government, with me on the driver’s side”, he said.
The PDP Candidate, thanked the party’s leadership at the national and Zonal level for their support, and asked for more.
In her remarks , Ogun said she conceded defeat at the primary, so that PDP can remain a strong, formidable, and indivicible party.
” I have every facts to institute action and hire lawyers, but I decided to look the other way because that will not be good enough for the fortunes of our party.
” My decision along that line may not go down well with those who loved and worked tiredlesslly with me, but it is one painful decision I needed to take, to keep the party together, despite certain observed irregularities.
” Besides, it is a known fact that every person in the party can not be a governor at the same time, only one person can always be, at a particular point in time.
” I can boldly say that in Ekiti, PDP is alive, moving forward, and is going to win the coming gubernatorial election”, Ogun said.