By Ayodele Oni, Akure
The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo state has described last Saturday’s flag off rally of the All Progressives Congress,(APC) as a sham and disgraceful to a self acclaimed ruling party.
Members and chieftains of the APC had defied a heavy downpour to attend the flag off rally, which drew dignitaries from across the country.
Eleven Governors, Senators, House of Representative members as well as APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, and former National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, all attended the event.
While reacting to the event, the state chapter of the PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr Kennedy Peretei, said there were indications that even the heaven had rejected the party.
“Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while commissioning the sole project of Rotimi Akeredolu in Akure (Revenue House), said the PDP is dead. This claim is laughable because it can only come out from the mouth of a day dreamer.
“The much hyped flag-off of the Akeredolu Campaign was apparently rejected not only by Ondo people, but even the forces of nature that brought about torrential rainfall.
“Ironically, Tinubu and his hired crowd from Osun and Ekiti States symbolically took solace in umbrellas that dotted the entire Campaign ground.
“Only last year, the PDP defeated the Buhari led APC roundly at the Presidential elections. The PDP also won two out of the three Senatorial Seats in Ondo State. How can such a party by any stretch of imagination, be said to be dead?
“It is shameful that the only project Tinubu came to Commission in three and half years is the Revenue House a building that stands as a sign post of multiple taxation of the Ondo State people 10 percent of which goes directly to the pocket of Akeredolu’s son.
“The PDP is offering affordable education and health care delivery as against Aketi engineered astronomical tuition fees that have thrown many of the students in tertiary institutions out of school.
“By October 10, Tinubu will know which Party is dead in Ondo State.”
