2019: Senate Minority Leader, Olujimi, Gets PDP Return Ticket.
By Emmanuel Adeniran, Ado Ekiti.
The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has secured the
Peoples Democratic Party return to contest the 2019 senatorial
election in Ekiti State.
Olujimi is presently representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at
the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly.
Olujimi was given the return ticket by affirmation through party
delegates that assembled at the district headquarters in Ikere Ekiti
on Tuesday.
The National Working Committee of the parry, which was busy conducting
elections in the central and North senatorial districts were
represented at the primary by the party’s State Woman Leader, Mrs
Yemisi Afolabi.
The Minority Leader was given the nod to recontest through voice votes
by over 1,500 drawn from Ikere, Ekiti East , Gbonyin, Ise/Orun, Emure
and Ekiti South West local governments, which were components of the
zone.
With his emergence, Olujimi will now square it up with the candidate
of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and former Minister of Works,
Prince Dayo Adeyeye.
Adeyeye had been unanimously adopted by the party leaders across the
district to fly the party’s flag without opposition.
In his acceptance speech, Olujimi promised that she would represent
the district better if given the opportunity to return to the Senate
in 2019.
Olujimi added that the victory and reposition of confidence in his
ability would make her redouble her efforts to serve the people in the
most productive and dignifying manner.
The PDP leader stated that she was confident that she would trounce
her main challenger, Prince Adeyeye, on account of the strong and
convincing competence she had exhibited through her contributions on
the floor of the Senate and what she has been able to bring to her
people as dividends of democracy.
“I am elated by this show of love. While others were being challenged
at the primary, my people decided to adopt me by affirmation. With
this, I will redouble my efforts in order not to disappoint them.
“I know his election will be tough, but we shall go by our records. I
have done well for my people and I am running on that good name I have
built for myself
“I am confident that we are going to win. G home and start mobilizing
for our people. They rigged us during the July1 4 governorship
election, but this time it will be impossible.
“But let me tell you, we are going to reclaim our stolen mandate for
Ikere Ekiti people. For us not to be rigged, I want you to stand firm
for PDP on the day of election.
“I know that with your support and firm believe in the PDP, we are
going to overcome and regain all we have lost in our party”, she said.
On the Osun State governorship election won by APC, Olujimi said the
alleged shoddy way the election was conducted had given indication
that the 2019 elections may not be credible.
Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of the APC defeated Mr. Ademola Adeleke of the
PDP in the keenly contested election.
“The way the election was conducted had taken us 12 years back. But
the INEC, security agencies and other stakeholders shouldn’t be part
of the people that will demolish this democracy. They must be true
arbiters r our democracy to stand firm”, she advised.
