The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Lagos State has said the party will readily welcome Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode if he joins.
Speaking to Punch, the Publicity
Secretary of the PDP in Lagos, Taofik Gani, also said they could not confirm if
billionaire businessman Femi Otedola, has been given a nomination form to
contest.
Gani, however, assured that the
party will give all its aspirants a level-playing ground.
“I cannot confirm if Mr. Femi
Otedola has joined us or has been given a nomination form to contest. Although,
strong leaders behind his team are working towards that; but it is not
something that is official yet.
“But the Lagos PDP will be happy
to welcome Femi Otedola, who is an established businessman. He will definitely
be a political asset for us as we want to win in 2019.
“Also, we are ready to
accommodate anybody as long as that person is going to add to our interest and
that is me confirming to you that we will readily welcome Governor Ambode if he
is sent packing by the APC.
“Any member of the party that is
against us having somebody join the party is an enemy of the party. No matter
what interest you may have, you will not let that selfish interest override the
general interest.
“Hon. Jimi Agbaje came into the
party when he was seriously opposed, he was lucky to get the governorship
ticket. This is not to say that I’m concluding that we are going to give
anybody who comes in now the ticket. We are going to provide a level-playing
field for everybody to participate.
“What I can tell you now is that
the political structure of the PDP is bigger than what the APC has. The PDP has
been at the national level for 16 years; even though APC has been controlling
Lagos, we do have our numbers and structures. With the structure we have, if we
have somebody like Ambode, it will be a 100 per cent victory,” he said.
This comes as Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
Governor Ambode’s main contender, on Sunday declared his intention to vie for
the Lagos State governorship ticket of the APC.
The former Lagos State
Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pension, has already received the
backing of the APC powerful Mandate Movement in Lagos, led by a national leader
of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The chairmen of the 57 councils
in the state followed suit by declaring support for Sanwo-Olu.
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