The former Vice President and the People’s Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, has appointed the former Deputy Governor of Oyo state, His Excellency Barr Hazeem Gbolarumi, the Coordinator of its party’s presidential campaign in Oyo State.
PDP has former Vice President, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar as its flag bearer after he beat Twelve other candidates at the party’s national convention in Abuja last week.
Gbolarumi, a long time strong hally of Alh. Atiku Abubakar has been sadled to lead Oyo state presidential campaign. This was conveyed through a letter personally signed by H.E Atiku Abubakar GCON , M.A Waziri Adamawa , Vice President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999-2007.
THE APPOINTMENT LETTER READS…
I Have The Pleasure To Convey Your Appointment As The Oyo State Coordinator For H.E Atiku Abubakar GCON , M.A Waziri Adamawa , Vice President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999-2007.
The announcement followed the hugely successful convention at which its presidential candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar GCON, M.A Waziri Adamewa, was democratically elected.
It said Barr Gbolarumi’s outstanding reputation as a man of courage, principle, strength of character, decency and love of country, as well as his administrative prowess and organizational skills combined to fetch him perhaps the most important task in the quest for positive change in Nigeria.
In his Acceptance to the Letter, he thanked Nigerians for their support and prayers toward the success of the convention, the emergence of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar as the PDP presidential candidate.
“With a presidential candidate that has rekindled the hopes of the citizenry and revived their belief in democratic ideals, we believe we must also choose a running mate that will complement the sterling qualities of the presidential candidate. The choice must be a tough one, considering the array of beminently-qualified and outstanding candidates that we had to choose from.“ it said.
“Now that we have presented Nigerians with the best possible choices for the exalted positions of President, we expect that citizens, who have been yearning for quality leadership, will use their voting power to put Nigeria firmly on the path of greatness. A country seeking to be among the greats in the comity of nations cannot afford to have a mediocre leadership,” Gbolarumi said.
