By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
A prominent member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Funso Babarinde, has expressed his intention to contest for the chairmanship position of the party.
Babarinde, announced his intention in a letter made available to our Correspondent in Osogbo the Osun State capital, addressed to the Caretaker Chairman of the party in Osun State, Dr. Akindele Adekunle, on Wednesday.
According to Babarinde in the letter, “I write to inform you of my intention to contest for the position of the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osun State Chapter in the forthcoming Osun State Congress in April, 2023 as announced by the National Secretariat of our party.
“My wealth of experience in private and public services as a civil servant and a political office holder, together with my understanding of the political terrain in and outside Osun state, especially as a foundation member of Osun PDP, attest to my eligibility and informed my strong believe that I, by the grace of God and the support of distinguished stakeholders and members of our great Party, make a difference and contribute reasonably to the overall growth of our party in Osun State and beyond.
“I acknowledge and commend your frantic efforts so far. In fact, we would not be where we are today if not for your transformational leadership which is also my view of leadership and style.
“In keeping with the stated view, my aspiration stemmed from my decades of commitment to the PDP project and my passion to support the current PDP administration to be a nexus between the government, the party and the good people of Osun state.
“In closing, I wish to add that I will abide by all rules and necessary actions guiding my aspiration and that I am prepared to work with our highly regarded leaders to have a hitch-free congress for our party in Osun state.
“I, therefore, look forward to your kind consideration and support for me to achieve my set goals and objectives as a step forward in this journey to serve my people in the capacity of the next Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.
“And I promise all our Chieftains, teeming members and supporters from far and near that my leadership would not let them down, I would abide by the rules and constitutions of our dear party and I would always work towards the upliftment of the party,” he concluded.
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