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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oluyole Local Government, has elected Honourable Nasiru Hamzat, from ward 10 as its new Chairman.
Honourable Hamzat, emergence was announced on Saturday at the end of the party’s local government congress held at Methodist High School, Toll-gate, Ibadan.
The exercise that was monitored by the representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Pastor Kehinde Omisile and security agencies, was conducted by the state approved 11-man Electoral Committee headed by the State Commissioner for Public Works and transport, Honourable Mojeed Mogbonjubola.
The committee members includes member representing Oluyole constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Waheed Akintayo a.k.a Ilumoka; Chairman, Oluyole Local Government, Engineer Akeem Adetunji; immediate past Chairman of the local government, Honourable Settle Olaide; Chairman, Pacesetter Transport, Dr. Ibrahim Dikko Salami; Honourable Lasun Salami, and Dr. Gbola Adetunji.
Others are SA on Oluyole Federal Constituency, Olumide Akinlade, and Honourable Olusina Ogunsola.
Announcing Honourable Nasiru Hamzat, as the newly elected Chairman of PDP in Oluyole Local Government, Chairman of the committee, Honourable Mogbonjubola, described the exercise as a peaceful one.
Honourable Mogbonjubola, noted that it is the beginning of new dawn, emphasizing that his experience as a former Leader of the House in the local government will bring good development to the party.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the congress, which had 170 ward executive members and thirty delegates participating, the Commissioner, commended PDP members in Oluyole Local Government for the massive turnout and peaceful conduct throughout the exercise.
He also applauded the state executive council of the party headed by its chairman, Honourable Dayo Ogungbenro and Secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke for the mandate given to the committee to conduct the local government congress.
“About 11 of us, myself, Hon. Lasun Salami, Dr. Gbola Adetunji, Dikko Salami, the Chairman of the council, Engr. Akeem Adetunji, immediate past Chairman, Hon. Settle Olaide, serving honourable member, Hon. Waheed Akintayo and former House of Assembly member, this is a fantastic committee. As of today, out of 11 selected members of the committee, the state secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke called me to give me the letter of engagement on this and he gave the list of these 11 men. We had our first meeting, we had our second meeting, we had the ward congress; today, we are having the local government congress, and it is a wonderful turnout from the good people of our party in Oluyole Local Government. You can see the turnout; you can see the emergence of the new Chairman, the new page of the PDP in Oluyole. Today, we give God the glory; it is a total new birth of the new PDP in Oluyole Local Government.
“It was really a tough one; we have about 17 ward executives and three delegates from each ward so we have 140, both delegates and the ward executives, and we have massive turnout of party members and to God be the glory and with excitement, Hon. Nasiru Hamzat from ward 10 emerged with a much different gap in the votes, it is a new face of PDP in Oluyole Local Government. Hon. Nasiru Hamzat was a former leader of the House in the council.
“I am saying it loud and clear to God be the glory and being the arrowhead of the Electoral Committee that is being appointed, I said it earlier about 11 of us were called to partake in this and we had series of meetings which include the local government Chairman, but today with the glory of God nine of us are here participating in this local government congress this morning and the authentic Chairman of PDP in Oluyole Local Government is actually Hon. Nasiru Hamzat from ward 10″
Also speaking, a member of the Electoral Committee, Dr. Dikko Salami lauded the exercise and appreciated all members of the party in the local government for making it easy for the committee.
He assured that the new Chairman; Honourable Hamzat, will make the party proud.
In his acceptance speech, the newly elected party Chairman, Honourable Hamzat, promised to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party in Oluyole Local Government remains one and united.
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