The member representing Obokun/ Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke, has tasked aggrieved members of the party on unity of PDP in the state if they party must win the forthcoming Governorship election in State. Oke who made the charge on Sunday, February 20, also urged on Sunday counselled the aggrieved members and stakeholders of the party in the state on the urgent need to be focused and lessen unguarded comments about the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde.

The House of Representatives member who is also the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts stated that rather than creating factions and criticising their leaders which could throw the PDP into disarray, members and other stakeholders should remain calm, focused, united and prayerful to record victory in the state gubernatorial election slated for July this year.

Oke made this known in a statement made available to News Express, in which he urged the party members to be calculative, strategic, logical and peaceful, assuring that issues within the party would soon be resolved amicably.

Oke who appraised the seeming crisis within the party clarified that such issues often arise as a build up towards election, particularly the all important Governorship election.

He said, "all the real and perceived problems within PDP in the state are not beyond amicable resolution and I commend our elders and leaders for their meaningful mediation which is already yielding fruitful results

" I consider our problem or do I say matter as local and domestic which can and will be resolved domestically, therefore, let us be civil, couth and display maturity in the use of words

"Beyond politics, let us see and embrace ourselves as brothers and sisters in dealing with one another in order to collectively build a virile PDP, capable of winning all the elections resoundingly.

"We need to be diplomatic, strategic, calm, calculative, methodical and decent in our approach to the conduct of free and fair primaries"

Also, he spoke on verbal attacks against the person and personality of Governor Makinde, whom he referred to as an astute and pragmatic party leader.

He said, "recently, l have observed flood of criticism towards the door post of Governor Makinde over his action or inaction on the evolving PDP matters in Osun State, which is uncalled for, unwarranted, misplaced and misdirected

"I can not still wrap my head around how Governor Makinde has in anyway constituted an impediment in anyway in the wheel of progress of our great party and indeed Osun state "

Oke also pointed out that Makinde did not declare his support for anyone of the PDP aspirants in the state as being alleged be a group of the party members in the State, saying , "he is a credible leader whose concern is basically for the victory of the party in all the elections".

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