{"id":96086,"date":"2022-06-17T03:08:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T02:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96086"},"modified":"2022-06-17T03:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T02:08:12","slug":"pdp-veepee-elumelu-congratulates-okowa-tasks-him-on-reconciliations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdp-veepee-elumelu-congratulates-okowa-tasks-him-on-reconciliations\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP VeePee: Elumelu congratulates Okowa, tasks him on reconciliations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m57172\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has congratulated Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa on his emergence as the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Elumelu also tasked the governor to &#8220;immediately initiate processes that will lead to peaceful reconciliations and calming of all frayed nerves including some leaders who may feel sidelined or scorned in the process of nominating the Vice-Presidential candidate.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement he personally issued Thursday in Abuja, the Minority Leader said , &#8220;Your confirmation as Presidential running mate is no doubt informed by the confidence and trust reposed on you by our Presidential Standard Bearer, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, GCON, (Wazirin Adamawa), other PDP leaders, teeming members and supporters of our great party across the nation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;You have again brought honour and pride to our dear State, Delta, where you have demonstrated uncommon commitment as evinced in your unprecedented achievements in all sectors and we assure you and His Excellency Atiku Abubakar of our unalloyed and unwavering support for the task ahead.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;His Excellency Atiku Abubakar is a statesman par excellence, a brilliant administrator, remarkably committed and competent leader, a unifier and detribalized Nigerian, who has exceptionally deep understanding of the challenges of our nation and the solutions thereto.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;I believe that with His Excellency Atiku Abubakar leading the charge, and you by his side, the PDP is sure of victory in the 2023 Presidential election.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Importantly sir, as a leader, particularly as the Chairman of the South South Governors\u2019 Forum, I earnestly urge you to use your emergence to immediately initiate processes that will lead to peaceful reconciliations and calming of all frayed nerves including some leaders who may feel sidelined or scorned in the process of nominating the Vice-Presidential candidate.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;On behalf of all our Party members in the House of Representatives, the people of Aniocha\/Oshimili Federal Constituency and of course, all Deltans, I congratulate you sir as we march to victory in the 2023 general elections.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. 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