Ekiti Poll: PDP Youths Sue For Peace

Youths in the People’s Democratic Party in Ekiti State have called on leaders and stakeholders in the party to embrace peace and ensure the emergence of an acceptable candidate for the June 18 governorship election.
The youths, under the aegis of Victory Advocates of Nigeria, (VAN) who noted only collective effort could win election, said unity among members was necessary if the PDP genuinely wanted to defeat the ruling party and restore hope to Ekiti State.
VAN National President, Seyi Ajibola, who spoke during the ‘Ekiti Peace and Unity Summit’ in Ado-Ekiti, organised by the group to advise the party on the way forward and as well honour some leaders, urged aspirants and other stakeholders to sheathe their sword and embrace peace.
Ajibola said, “In Ekiti, we want a candidate of the people who can project the image and win for the party and let me quickly say that all the aspirants are capable and whoever the party puts forward, we will support him. We want the leaders to bring themselves together, they should not allow the intra-party crisis to mar the chances of the party during the June 18 governorship poll.”
The VAN president said that youths were interested in the unity of the party and would do everything possible to ensure victory, adding that the aspirants should close ranks and shelve their personal interests in the “overall interest of the suffering residents of the state who are looking up to the opposition party”.
He said, “We have a lot of compounded issues in Ekiti PDP that if care is not taken, may mar our chances irrespective of the candidate put forward. We must manage our internal crisis beyond party politics and shelve selfish interests.
“We believe in unity of purpose and togetherness and we believe, as youths, we can bring them together instead of following them and be used as thugs. We have a lot to bring in terms of ideas.”