A National Chairmanship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has affirmed that he has the skill and capacity to reposition the party and lead it to victory if elected.
Daniel gave the assurance on Sunday during a Roundtable discussion with members of the Guild Of Corporate Online Publishers at Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos State.
He listed what they needed is to reboot PDP into power in 2019, adding that he possessed the skill, capacity and experience to return the party to national prominence in 2019 if elected as the chairman of the party.
He pointed out that the Chairmanship position of the party in a situation where it is not in control of the central government should not be made to compensate some group of people, but it should be seen as a situation that calls for work.
He noted that the potential National Chairman of the PDP will be putting himself out to be scrutinized, to be harassed and to be dealt with because the party is not in power at the national level, stressing that the Chairman is taking over a party that is at the lowest ebb for repackaging, reprogramming, re-strategizing and re-orientation and as such it needs a hardworking and experienced person like him as the Chairman.
Daniel, who assured party fateful that he has the qualities to achieve the aforementioned goals that other candidates probably do not have, stated: “At the lowest level, I removed the government in power in 2003 in Ogun. I did it successfully without any bloodshed. I have also run elections successfully in various levels. Apart from Ogun State, in 2010 to 2011, I coordinated the presidential election in the South West.
“I also happen to be a two-term governor that has networked for several years. In this process, the experience I gained from the network as a governor is very important. I have a lot of network experience which I have acquired in the course of being a governor and doing my business. When you begin to take the aggregate of all these together, you will actually come to the conclusion that I have the capacity to do it. But not only that, I am a pioneer. I have always been a pioneer in my life. I am a pioneer in hostile environment.