Gov Makinde To PDP Members: Don’t Feel Depressed By Defection News, It’s ‘A Passing Phase’

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advised PDP members across the country not to feel depressed by defection news while noting that what is currently happening in the party is a passing phase.

The current challenges, he noted, are temporary while adding that it will disappear with time.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Governor Seyi Makinde, who said this during the inauguration of the party’s National Convention Transportation Subcommittee in Abuja on Monday, noted that although PDP is currently facing a challenging period, the experience will however eventually fortify the party and position it for future electoral victories.

Governor Makinde, who is the Chairman of the Transportation Subcommittee, urged members of the PDP to remain steadfast, united, and focused on the greater goal of rebuilding the party for national success.

‘We are all from every corner of this country. We have individuals from the Northwest, from the North-Central, from the Northeast, from the Southwest, from the South-South, and from the Southeast.

That is PDP. They can go out there and say that PDP is not everywhere, but let me give you the assurance that PDP is in every ward in the country.

 So, I want to ask you, please, let us show commitment and let us show dedication. And let me digress a little bit and use this opportunity to tell our people, PDP members all over this country, that this situation may appear like it’s difficult.

The news out there, people are defecting, governors are defecting.

I have good news. It may appear that it’s getting worse. But usually, when you want something that will endure, it will usually get worse before it gets better. So, don’t even think otherwise. From when the 34 wise men came together to put democracy on the map for this country, at the beginning of this republic in 1999, PDP has always been a constant factor, either as a ruling party or the main opposition party since 2015.

We’re not going anywhere. So, I want to encourage you, when you hear the news that certain people have defected, please, just hold your own corner for PDP. Hold your own corner for PDP. And this is the moment where new, authentic heroes are going to be made. Not only for PDP but for our country. So, this is not the time to despair at all. It’s not the time to engage in self-doubt. This is the time to come out boldly and be counted’ he said.

The governor also promised that the party will produce leaders that will be committed to rescuing Nigeria at its upcoming national convention.

‘I am holding my own corner. It will all add up. And watch my lead. Trust me. Trust the leadership that we will enthrone, and the leadership that will midwife the enthronement of the leaders that will eventually help this country.
So, what I will ask is, just play your part. No matter how little, no matter what assignment you have been given, do it diligently, and we will all reap the benefits.

I thank you for accepting to serve as members of this subcommittee. If you remember, four years ago, in 2021, I was the Secretary of the National Convention Organizing Committee then. And now they asked me to be the Chairman of this subcommittee, and I accepted, because no assignment is too big or too small to ensure that our party gets on the trajectory where we can say to Nigerians again that we have an idea.

So, some of you also may be in the same situation as myself. Maybe you’ve served, perhaps before now, in some higher capacity.
What I want you to do is see this assignment as a special sacrifice to ensure that PDP gets back on its original trajectory.

And for the assignment at hand, and you may think, what’s a Transportation Subcommittee? We really want to ensure all the logistics of moving our delegates and supporters from every nook and cranny of Nigeria to Ibadan.

So, our work is not when they show up in Ibadan; our work will start before they even leave home. So. it’s a major task, and the success of that convention will depend on the efficiency that we are able to put into our assignment’ he added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079,  08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you