By Mike ALADENIKA.
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)'s Senatorial Candidate for Edo south senatorial district in the 2023 National Assembly Election, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has said the party is determined to close it's ranks and remain united ahead of the election with a view to winning all the available seats for contest.
Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, a former majority Leader in the state House of Assembly who stated this in Benin at a media chart with journalists, said "there is no denying the fact that our internal wrangling has taken much of our time and energy as a political party. The joy here is that almost all of us have seen the need to work together in the interest of our people and that of the party"
"You see, all of us have come a long way as friends and political associates in the PDP. We were brought up to respect leadership and party hierarchy as well as depending on the workings and mechanism of the party in the resolution of whatever perceived crisis we may be going through".
" You can imagine the import attached to reconciliation of party members that made our leader and former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion to accept to reconcile diverse interests with a view to making the party stronger."
"For as much as will not want to preempt the outcome of the Chief Lucky igbinedion's committee,I believe the committee is still doing all they're expected to do and they are reaching out to everybody. On our own, in my personal capacity am also reaching out to members of the party on both sides to ensure that we all come together and face the common enemy that is , the other political parties contesting the same election."
"We are not going to rest on our oars. While we continue to make efforts at bringing our people, everybody on board, we will not also be unmindful of the fact that it's not everybody that is reconcilable. The reason is that some persons have their personal grieviances which as far as I am consigned, I will not be ready to push people beyond their political interest to resolve issues that I see as very personal issues; while some persons too who feel that their loyalty is for some persons outside of our state, who they feel that until that person falls in line they are not ready to be appeased or talked to, to join us in the campaign to win the 2023 general elections.
" But like I have said, the genuine and committed party members, very many of them, have started reaching out to me on their own and for these ones; I appreciate them. We all know that, in our our collective views, that our party has been in opposition in Edo State for a very long time and now that God has shown us mercy and granted us favour by giving us a second chance to be in government again in this state, we must not make any mistake to throw that away."
About campaigns, "I will not have issues convincing my constituents because my past records are there to speak. I was in Edo State House of Assembly for about eight years and I was also privileged to represent the state on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and for those periods that I was in government everybody knew my level of argitations for things to be done in my constituency. When I also had the opportunity to reach out by lobbying other arms of government to look into things that readily affect us and how to resolve it, I know how to do my manovourings.
"You know the business of legislature goes beyond law making. Outside making laws you must also learn how to parley with other arms of government and also get the executive arm of government to see the issues that are with your people beside just talking in paliament and doing your over sight functions as they may come your way.
You must have to use that position you find yourself to reach out to ensure that even when you do things and get things appropriated for your constituency, the executive arm of government must see the need to ensure that these things are done by your constant parley and relationship with the other arms of government".
Hon Matthew Iduoriyekemwen then enjoined members of the party to remain calm and focused as the party is poised to win the election and serve our people better.
#SPARKNEWSNAIJA(SNN).
+2348024189597(WhatsApp/Calls)
+2349028657005 (WhatsApp/Calls)
email.- oluayemyk@gmail.com.
.
Comments
Post a Comment