2015: PDP mobilizes 200,000 canvassers in Southwest

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West has assured of its readiness to win the zone for the party.
Towards this end, it said it had set up structures through the Mobilization and Organisation Committee in all the wards, local governments and six states in the South West to canvass supporters for the party.
Addressing stakeholders of the party in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, the Director of Organisation of the Committee, Otunba Leke Adekoya, said over 200,000 canvassers with valid voters’ cards have been mobilized for the party across the zone.
He said the committee has the contact details of all the canvassers, adding that they were fully mobilized for the challenges ahead, particularly in Ekiti and Osun states.
Chairman of the Mobilization/Organisation of the party in the Southwest, Prince Buruji Kashamu, while addressing party members, ascribed the security challenges confronting the country to some fifth columnists who “are deliberately promoting violence and insecurity” to blur Jonathan’s achievements in all sectors of the economy.
His words: “They (fifth columnists) feel that they are holding the short end of the political stick so they must pull down the house because of their selfish interest”.
He urged Nigerians to rally round the President Goodluck Jonathan in the fight against insurgency and other entrenched interests.
Kashamu stated that as a father, he was touched by the kidnap of the over 200 Government Secondary School Students in Chibok and prayed that God would assist in rescuing the girls.
He reiterated his earlier call on the President to publicly declare his re-election bid.
“He should not allow the plans of those who seek to distract him to succeed. Time is running out. He (President) has consistently told us that he would declare his position this year and I wish to urge him to do just that without further delay,” he stated
The meeting, which attracted party bigwigs throughout the six SouthWest states, was organised to sensitize the party supporters on the need to campaign, especially at the grassroots towards the general elections.
Those who spoke at the well attended meeting included the party’s National Secretary, Prof. Wale Oladipo; the National Auditor, Alhaji Adewale Adeyanju; Chairman, Caretaker Committee, South West PDP; Chief Ishola Filani and First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who was represented by the National Coordinator, Women For Change and Development, Dr. Rabi Ibrahim.