Anenih appeals to South-West PDP on unity

As the battle for the 2015 general elections draws
nearer, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Annenih has
appealed to members of the party in the South-
West to unite in order to enhance the chances of the
ruling party.
Apart front this, he noted that reconciliation among
members of the party in the zone was also very
important.
Anenih spoke just as the Secretary to Government
of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, said all parts
of the federation had a stake in the continued
stability and political development of the country.
The PDP BoT chairman spoke when he received
executive committee and members of the South
West Network, a pressure group within the ruling
PDP, at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday.
The BoT chairman said it was imperative for the
group to work with elders of the party at the states
and the national levels in order to stem the
dwindling fortunes of the party in the zone.
The former minister of works commended the
initiative of the group and pledged his support for its
determination to ensure victory of the party at the
forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti and Osun
states and other future elections.
He said, “You must brace to remain steadfast
because some other people will try to attack you,
but since your goals are noble and genuine, then
you have my blessing.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the SWN, Senator
Hosea Agboola, said the group was formed to
redress the sliding relevance of the South-West in
the Nigerian political space, adding that disunity,
continuous bickering and leadership vacuum had
contributed to the maginilisation of the zone.
He said the group was embarking on reconciliation
of leaders and providing the platform to rally round
the South-West members of the PDP to take their
rightful position in the scheme of things.
Agboola , who is also Deputy Chief Whip of the
Senate, commended Anenih for his leadership and
relentless effort to stem the crisis in the party,
adding that a new lease of life was returning to the
party, which had helped the reconciliation process.
When the group visited Anyim, he told the its
members to continue to sensitise the people of the
zone on the need to see themselves as important
segment of the federation and contribute to the
empowerment of the people at the grass-roots
The SGF said, “Your group should look beyond the
elections and contribute to developing the
consciousness of the people towards the
transformation agenda of the present
administration.
“From the calibre of the members, your integrity
and level of achievement, your group possesses the
capacity and credibility to represent the interest of
the South-West.”
Agboola said the group had also visited former
President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Deputy
Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, and Chief
Shuaib Oyedokun.