2023: Keep Your ‘Greek Gift’ – Sanwo-Olu Shuns PDP
- Says opposition’s 2nd term offer undesirable
The Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has described the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s offer of its 2023 gubernatorial ticket to him as “a Greek gift” that is completely unattractive.
He also labelled the offer as “laughable” in the current circumstance given “the level of degradation, degeneration, and comatose state of Lagos state PDP.”
The main opposition party in the State had made the offer following widespread speculations that the popular Governance Advisory Council (GAC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is planning to deny Sanwo-Olu a second term ticket in the same manner that former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was jettisoned.
But speaking through the APC, Publicity Secretary in the state, Seye Oladejo, the governor said a comatose party as the PDP does not have the capacity to direct Lagos state on the path of progress with its restored pride as the leading light in Nigeria today
A statement Oladejo read thus; “Our attention has been drawn to the offer of the opposition PDP’s gubernatorial ticket to the governor of Lagos State in the next national elections.
“While the thought of desperately offering its worthless electoral tickets to every passerby is laughable, the extent of the level of degradation, degeneration, and comatose state of Lagos state PDP shouldn’t be lost on all and sundry.
“The platform that initially elected Governor Sanwoolu, having acknowledged his glowing performance across various sectors in his first term, is certainly still available to recontest for another term.
“His deft handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the successful execution of the all-encompassing THEMES agenda has endeared him to Lagosians as a compassionate, committed, and the right leader for a time like this. He has, without doubt, redirected our state to the path of progress and restored our pride of place as the leading light in the federation.
“As the ruling party, we want to admonish the state governor to remain focused and undistracted from the onerous task of finishing strongly and fulfilling his part of the social contract with the good people of Lagos State.
“We wish to warn the opposition PDP to desist from its age-long tactics of perennial attempts to destabilize the ruling party by the deliberate promotion of falsehood, blackmail, and arms–twisting strategies for political advantage.
“While we sympathize with Lagos State PDP over its several years of political misfortunes and misadventures, good wisdom dictates that it put its house in order to have a semblance of relevance.”
Tackling the opposition party further in its dreamland wish, the statement said; “It’s pitiable that PDP could only think of fishing in the pool of capable talents in the APC while looking for people to offer its worthless Electoral tickets.
“This underscores the lack of attraction in the PDP and an admittance of its usual Waterloo in the forthcoming elections.”
