Ekiti 2022: PDP stakeholders constitute committees for Fayose’s preferred candidate, Kolawole
Ahead of the 2022 governorship elections in Ekiti State, the stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ado Local Government Area of state, have, in their bid to ensure that delegates in the council support the preferred candidate of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, Hon Bisi Kolawole to become the candidate of the party and the winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election in the state, constituted various committees.
Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that the former governor, Ayo Fayose, had endorsed Otunba Bisi Kolawole, the incumbent Chairman of PDP in the state as his preferred candidate for the 2022 governorship election.
Fayose said “I painstakingly elect to support Bisi Kolawole because he is eminently qualified, a rallying point and a bridge builder”.
PDP Ado Local government, one of the sixteen LG areas of the state has constituted various committees in an order bid to ensure the delegates of the local government support Bisi Kolawole to become the candidate of the party and the winner of the 2022 gubernatorial election in Ekiti.
The committees have over 400 members drawn from the 13 wards in the local government.
According to the Publicity Secretary of the Party, Ogun Babatope, the committees were set up during the stakeholders’ meeting held at Hon. Deji Ogunsakin’s residence in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday.
They deliberated on salient issues in the party and resolved to work assiduously for the emergence of their preferred candidate Kolawole, who is also the current chairman of the party in the state.
The meeting commended the Leader-General Ayo Fayose, for his choice and endorsement and appreciated Hon Ogunsakin for his maturity and conceding in the overall interest of the party and the OPA family.
Over 130 women, 130 youths and 140 leaders were nominated to steer the ship of the campaign in the local government.
The committees are: Youth Mobilisation, Women Mobilisation, Finance and Logistics, Contacts and Reconciliation, Elders and Advisory as well as Media and Publicity.
Speaking at the meeting, Hon. Deji Ogunsakin urged the stakeholders to work hard and ensure that Bisi Kolawole becomes Ekiti State Governor come 2022.
The former local government boss said the party’s chairman will transform Ekiti as governor of the state.
Ogunsakin described Kolawole as an experienced politician, who knows what to do at the right time.
The meeting was attended by numerous PDP leaders in Ado local government.