Many Nigerians are looking up to the new National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to turn things around for the party.
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Ahead of 2023, party members are hoping that Ayu would win more states for the PDP in addition to his pledge that the party would win the presidential election. Ayu who is very much aware of these high expectations specifically mentioned one of the states PDP would win from the the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023.
What is the State?
Ayu named Ogun as one of the States PDP would win in 2023. He made this vow after he and other PDP leaders visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. After their visit, Ayu and PDP leaders were called to speak to many party members waiting to see them.
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They were mainly loyalists to Oladipupo Adebutu who is a 2023 governorship aspirant in PDP. Obviously amazed by the teeming number of PDP members present, Ayu bragged that PDP would take over Ogun. He used the occasion to tell Governor Dapo Abiodun of APC to get ready to vacate the government house in 2023. Ayu added that he would come back prepared to lead PDP members on the mission to win Ogun State from the APC.
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Ayu believes that Ogun has many PDP members. Also, the state produced the first President of Nigeria when democracy returned to the country. It means that if well coordinated, the PDP can actually dislodge the APC and win the state in 2023.
How possible is it that PDP would win Ogun as Ayu bragged? Well, nothing is impossible. If they play their cards well, PDP leaders and members can defeat APC. They need to work harder, convince more people to vote for them and even try to woo more APC members to defect to PDP ahead of the election.
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While it is not impossible, it may however be hard to achieve. This is largely because APC is equally influential in Ogun. It has been ruling the state for the past decade or more. As the ruling party in the state now, APC has some advantage that can give it the edge in the election over PDP.
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