A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Owolabi Salis, has said the PDP remains the party to beat in the South-West despite the nullification of the victory of Mr. Segun Oni as the governor of Ekiti State two weeks ago.
Salis, in a statement in Lagos on Friday, contended that the Action Congress of Nigeria was only able to win the Ekiti State governorship through the pronouncement of the court.
He said the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which sat in Ilorin, was not an indication of the dwindling fortunes of the party in the South-West.
Calling on the supporters of the party not to be discouraged by the loss of the PDP in Ekiti, Salis urged the citizens to maintain their unalloyed support for the party in order to sustain its dominance in Nigerian politics.
He said, “What we have, apart from the PDP, are mushroom parties, which certainly cannot get anywhere and will soon fizzle out with time, as all of them combined are certainly no match for the PDP.
“While I agree that the PDP is not 100 per cent perfect as it is today, just like any other system of human affairs, I am still of the belief that the PDP is our best option for now. It is therefore our responsibility to make the most of it.”
Source:http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201010304123842
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