This was as the candidates and party members were equally urged to shun any form of violence or clash as they embark on campaign towards the polls slated for 27 April, 2024.
The state governor, ‘Seyi Makinde and PDP Deputy National Chairman (South), Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, made the call during the unveiling of party’s chairman and councilorship candidates in Ibadan South East Local Government Area.
All the candidates for election were unveiled by the party chairman in Ibadan South-East, Mr. Sulaiman Adesina.
Former Special Adviser to the Governor on Culture and Tourism, Hon. Ademola Akeem Ige, spoke on behalf of the governor at the event, held at Christ Church Primary School Field, Odinjo, Ibadan.
Governor Makinde urged the candidates to avoid any utterances or provocative statements against the opposition party and their candidates that may bring about violence during the period of campaign.
Also speaking in the same vein, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja said the governor has made the campaign less stressful for all the party’s candidates with his outstanding performances in less than six months of the Omi Tuntun 2.0 government.
He added residents of the state will repay the good work being done by the governor by voting massively for all the PDP candidates in order to continue to enjoy good governance at the grassroot levels.
Ambassador Arapaja congratulated all the candidates on their choice as the party’s flag bearer for the upcoming council election.
He enjoined them to be magnanimous in their anticipated victory and embraced other aspirants that will contested with them in the interest of the progress of the party.
Highlight of the event was the official presentation of the chairmanship candidate of the party, Emmanuel Oluwole Alawode who is the incumbent chairman of Ibadan South East Local Government Area; the vice chairman candidate, Hon. Teslim Ogundeji and all the 12 councilorship candidates for the local government election.
