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I can take PDP back to the top – Gbenga Daniel

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-Otunba Gbenga Daniel formally launches campaign to become PDP’s national chairman.

-He promised to bring to bear, the wealth of experience gathered from both the private and public sectors. 

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Former Ogun state governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has described himself as the most qualified person for the role of national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The former governor said he plans to correct the party’s mistakes by providing a more focused leadership capable of winning elections.

Daniels made the declaration at the Transcorp Hilton hotel in Abuja when he formally launched his campaign to become the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).

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“I think I am most eminently qualified to correct some of our mistakes of the near and remote past having served as a Chief Executive officer of one of the most complex States in Nigeria, Ogun.”

“Having supervised and won elections twice under the platform of the PDP. I have conducted and managed not only national elections, but also local government elections with all their attendant complexities.”

“I have built a network of personal relationships across the length and breadth of Nigeria, both in my private capacity as a businessman and public life as a governor and politician; these networks are expected to come handy in the process of healing wounds and building bonds and synergies necessary in rebuilding and refloating the political party.”

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“I stand as a bridge in between a conservatively hostile and restlessly progressive different and diverse generations. We must harness the abundant energies of our youth and gain from the timeless wisdom of our elders.”

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“The PDP needs a Chairman that can lead the party to meet the needs, aspirations and yearnings of young Nigerians.”

“As a professional engineer, I have learnt over the years, both in the course of training and years of practice that whenever there is a near system collapse, sometimes we need to reinvent the wheels; sometimes, we need to pause and go back to default settings, we need to refresh, recreate and regenerate.”

“And I believe, as a member of the most prestigious Academy of Engineering in Nigeria, I am equally qualified in the engineering of default setting and the strength of character to do what has to be done.”