Adeniran Can Lead PDP to Victory, Says Ugwuanyi

Onyebuchi Ezigbo

In what looked like a tacit endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship ambition of former Minister of Education, Professor Tunde Adeniran, the Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has said the former minister has all it takes to return the party to power.

He assured party faithful of his confidence in the leadership qualities of Adeniran, saying: “With his track record of party loyalty and antecedents, winning the 2019 presidential poll will not be a herculean task for the PDP.”

In a statement issued yesterday by the Director, Media and Publicity of Tunde Adeniran Campaign Organisation (TACO), Taiwo Akeju, the state governor described Adeniran as a man that is known for his objectivity, discipline and compliance to rules and regulations.

“I have absolute confidence and assurance that the PDP will do well under him,” he said.

Speaking during the visit, Adeniran assured party leaders and faithful that if elected as the next chairman of the party in December, he would end impunity, imposition and lack of internal democracy.

Adeniran said he is in the chairmanship race as part of efforts by the party leaders to restore the confidence of party members and Nigerians generally in the PDP.

According to him, “As a founding member of our great party, I know the ideals and philosophy of the founding fathers. I know the vision and mission of our party because I was there at the beginning.

Former Governor of Ogun State and a national chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Gbenga Daniel, has said his pending case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will not be an obstacle to his ambition to