The Atiku Abubakar Southwest Assembly has urged aggrieved members of the party particularly in Southwest region of country to come together and settled their political differences ahead of 2023 general elections.
The group said the call become necessary to close ranks and forged united front with common effort and common purpose, additthat their passion and dedication is needed as the 2023 Presidential elections is approaching.
Speaking in Ibadan at the 2023 Summit, theme: “Atiku/Okowa 2023- The Southwest Perspective”, a program organised by Atiku Abubakar Southwest Assembly, the Southwest Chairman of the group, Sen Felix Ogunwale said though there are agitations within the party, but the party has capacity to resolved it.
He maintained that Atiku has capacity to unified Nigerians despite various challenges currently facing the nation.
The said PDP would meet the yarnings and aspirations of Nigerian ls without regards to ethnicity and religion.
According to him, the purpose of the program was to set agenda to effectively articulate the interests of Southwest within the context of prevailing political and economic realities in the nation.
“To register our commitment to the Atiku/Okowa 2023 project by delivering votes to the PDP candidates, we remained resolute and determined to the course.”
Speaking on behalf of the PDP Presidential candidate, the director of All Support Group for Atiku, Mr Oladimeji Fabiyi said the group was a body that has been working for Atiku since 2015 for promoting and projecting his candidature
He said the meeting was an avenue to engaged people, supporters and stakeholders on needs to unite members on the present and future of the party.
“We want to consolidate the meeting held yesterday with stakeholders of the party in Southwest so as to find lasting solution to lingering crisis rocking the party.”
He however thanked all the support group, saying that they are the pillar Atiku relies on for his emergence in the forthcoming elections.
