*** Promises to transform state from darkness to light
By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr. Bosun Arebuwa has cautioned co- aspirants not to see the clinching the party’s ticket as a do-or-die affair.
Rather, he said the task of flushing out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he said represents darkness, should be the concern of all contestants and stakeholders in the state.
Arebuwa spoke to journalists shortly after obtaining his expression of interest form st the PDP secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
He said Ondo State under the APC administration is currently in darkness and he is ready to transform the state from darkness to light.
His words, “Ondo State is in thick darkness, we want to bring light. We shall bring total transformation just like the theme of our programme which is “Imole de, Okunkun Parada” (Light has come, darkness must disappear).
“What our own government is going to do is to render light, and when the light comes, all the good things Ondo people have been missing, they will begin to enjoy it.
“Darkness won’t allow you to see anything good, but when light comes, you will begin to see the beautiful things, darkness disappears. Our people will begin to enjoy the good things of life, which is what democracy is all about. So, that’s what we are going to do”, he said.
The chartered accountants cum politician said obtaining of forms by aspirants does not negate negotiations for emergence of a possible consensus candidate.
“Consensus is still ongoing. All we are saying is that we will all unite to flush out the darkness,” he said .
The aspirant harped on unity among party members in Ondo State, while stressing that past experiences have shown that PDP lost elections to APC because of I ternal disputes and acrimony.
He said “in PDP, we have learnt our lessons and we are united, I can assure you that we are united. And it’s only a fool that will be passing through what we are passing through, and not be united against their enemies.”
According to him, as a core party man, he will be ready to accept the result of a credibly conducted primary election by PDP leadership and will be more ready to support whoever picks the party’s ticket.
