Asks APC to stop chasing shadows

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
The PDP in Abuja yesterday declared that the Saturday election is Godfs appointed time for its candidate, Senator Omisore who the party claimed twice in 1999 and 2003 passed over opportunities to assert himself as governor.

*Olisa Metuh

The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh said Omisorefs doggedness was paying off pushing the APC to chase shadows and swim in propaganda.

In a statement following last Saturdayfs PDP grand rally in Osogbo, the PDP said: We have a very popular and hard working candidate with very strong bond with the people of Osun State; a candidate with the most extensive political structure in all the nooks and crannies of the state with an unrivaled track-record of loyalty to the people who have now queued behind him ahead of August 9.

Nigerians are witness to the fact that based on his popularity, Omisore would have become governor in 1999 and 2003 respectively but sacrificed his personal ambition to accept the position of deputy governor out of humility and commitment to the stability of the state. On these two occasions, he obeyed his people and made reference to Godis appointed time.

With the prevailing reality on ground in Osun state, it is clear that the humility and statesmanship displayed by Omisore in the last 16 years have paid off as the people themselves have at last settled for himh, the PDP said. Stating that its too late for the APC to catch up, the PDP said while the APC neglected the people and devoted its time and energy on chasing shadows using media propaganda and bogus opinion polls, the PDP candidate used his existing structures to vigorously engage in all-inclusive campaign with very strong message which resulted in the current overwhelming followership in Osun state.