The acting chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun state, Elder Sunday Atidade, has promised to work with various organs of the party to rescue the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a speech delivered when he assumed office on Monday, Atidade said the die is cast for the ruling party in the state.
He expressed confidence that his leadership would engage in team work, focus and harmony to achieve sucess, irrespective of the challenges.
“Working with focus will however entail strict discipline as supported by the letters of our party constitution. Party members must be ready to submit ourselves to the ethos of a party wanting to rescue Osun State. It is impossible to make a headway while we work at cross purposes.
“Henceforth, I will work with various organs of the party including essential Directorates to plant the seed, water and nurture our message of task, the “Operation Rescue Osun State.”
“The State Working Committee led by my humble self will work with local government and ward party executives to ensure the mission is not lost at any point in time or to any dotted lines of distractions. The pathway to success are teen challenging but are surely not impossible. We must win to rescue and this must be our focus.
“I appeal to all stakeholders of our party in the state, experienced, political office holders at different levels to rejig their leaders of repute, Office holder commitment to the cause of the PDP in Osun state.
“The time is now to rally round with your wealth of experience and your good offices. On my part, I have with a number of our leaders and this I will continue to to do to advance the cause of the party. It is my belief that a tree does not make a forest.
“The mantle of administrative leadership of the party may have fallen on me, but working as a team has become more expedient to meet the yearnings of the good people of osun state.
“I enjoin our leaders to be ready to lead with unflinching mind of service. As the main opposition party in the state, it is good to lead the teeming army of our people to the battle ahead, but our common goal will be more enhanced when we are ready to serve as leaders.
“To the ruling party in the state, I want to say that the die is cast. The moment of truth is here. Your dubious and unprofitable stranglehold on the state is enough.
“The good people of Osun State have watched you struggled with various forms of lies and fraud in the past ten years. We have seen your best of indebtedness. We have seen your best of dancing on a spot. Your time is up.”
