Tella becomes new PDP chairman in Ogun

Mr. Abayomi Tella on Saturday emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Ogun State.

He was elected at the party’s state congress supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokuta.

In his address after he was announced as the winner of the election, Tella said his leadership would restore the party’s heritage.

He said the true identity of the PDP was not that of an opposition but of a strong and ruling party.

The new chairman declared that the process of returning the PDP to the seat of power was imminent and would happen in the 2027 general election.

Tella lamented that the party had gone through a series of underserved traumas, various forms of unnecessary internal friction, and judicial interventions.

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He expressed optimism that the party was ready to mend fences and move forward.

He said: “I must say that our true identity is not that of opposition but getting back to our heritage of a ruling party, is imminent and must happen at the next polls.

“We must inevitably ascribe the success of today’s congress to various eminent people who made themselves available to be instrumental to this God’s project.

“Ogun state PDP will be proudly rejuvenated, rebuilt, rejigged, and repositioned for success in the coming polls by the grace of God.

 “We need ourselves, and working together again should not be difficult or impossible.

“The 2027 project is the major item in the agenda of this newly elected executive and it requires all hands on desk.”

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