Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Chief Ade Adesanya and Chief Wole Otenaike the People’s Democratic Party  Chairmen of Ijebu North East and Sagamu Local Government after the presentation of the nomination form for the Ogun East Senatorial District purchased for the governor by local government  chieftains and leaders of the PDP in Ogun State in Sagamu.

The Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has appealed to members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the State to present a common front in the run up to the 2011 general elections. The Governor stated this in his country home in Sagamu on Friday when addressing party faithfuls who accompanied local government chieftains and other  leaders who came to present a nomination form bought for the governor to enable him contest the Ogun East Senatorial seat. The Governor said that as members of the same political family they should not engage in any line of war but work together in the overall interest of the party and country. He advised them that after the primaries they should burry the hatchet and work for those who emerge as the party’s candidates. He thanked the party leaders for the confidence reposed in him and assured them that he would continue to make himself available to serve the people of Ogun State and Nigeria.

 Prince Wole Otenaike, Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Ijebu North East who led the party chieftains to purchase the form earlier at the party‘s secretariat in Abeokuta said the action was informed by the excellent performance of Governor Daniel and the need to allow Nigerians to benefit from his visionary leadership . He praised the Governor for transforming Ogun state from the backwater to one of the country’s most industrialized entities. He said the   giant strides in the area of industrial development, education, sports; housing and health care delivery would make the people of Ogun East to vote overwhelmingly for the Governor as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He said all the members of the PDP in the senatorial district were solidly behind the governor and would jointly campaign to ensure that he represents them in the Senate in the next dispensation

Also speaking ,Chief Kola Ogunjobi, Ogun East PDP senatorial leader said the endorsement of the governor and the decision to purchase the nomination form for him was  to show the appreciation of the people to a man who has through good governance effected a positive change in Ogun state. He said it was heartwarming that members from other senatorial districts and chairmen from across the State were present to witness the occasion which he described as a testimony of the general acceptability of the people’s governor.

 Adegbenro Adebanjo,Chief Press Secretary to the Governor