Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, replied the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and told him that any attempt to capture the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State would be to invite whirlwind and its attendant consequences.
The APC chairman had boasted that the party would “capture” the Southwest by winning the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.
Ganduje stated this when he led members of the NWC of the APC to a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, the state capital, on Sunday.
The former Kano State governor said the ruling party was working very hard to have all six states under the progressive fold.
He therefore, vowed to ensure the APC takes over PDP-led Oyo and Osun States, in order to boost President Bola Tinubu’s support ahead of the 2027 general election.
Calling on the stakeholders to rally around the APC candidate and the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Ganduje said he would not reveal APC’s winning strategy.
In a swift reaction, the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, at a press conference told Ganduje that Ondo State was not Edo State and therefore should not be taken for granted.
“We are all students of history. We know what happened in 1963 and in 1983. The story of operation wetie is still fresh in our minds. It was the attempt to capture and impose unpopular candidates on the people.
“We know the consequences of trying to impose Akin Omoboriowo on the people. To use federal might to capture the November 16 governorship election is a great threat to our democracy.
“Those who know that Ondo State is not Edo State, You cannot capture Ondo State. We are not orphans. Any attempt to capture Ondo will be resisted,” Ologunagba said.