Ex-minister Duben Onyia endorses Gbenga Daniel's candidacy

One-time lawmaker and former Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Hon. Duben Onyia has endorsed the candidacy of

Onyia, who received one of the leading aspirant for the office of National Chairman, in his country home in Enugu, stressed that the electoral success of the People's Democratic Party in the forthcoming elections depends largely on its choice of Chairmanship at the National Convention slated for December 9, 2017.

According to the statesman, any attempt to impose any candidate by whatever means, without being pessimistic, will be the end of the party.

"As far as I'm concerned, I will stand against any form of imposition and should allow the people to make their choice," Onyia said.

Welcoming Otunba Daniel to his residence, he thanked him for visiting his home saying the act shows that Daniel is a good politician being a grassroots man who will visit his constituents however remote where they are may be.

Otunba Gbenga Daniel, he said, is a man of great experience, highly courageous, bold and imbued with political will. He has the capacity. He is someone you see and respect and so the most qualified for the position".

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He also sounded a note of warning that those who were responsible for the failure of the PDP in the past should never be allowed to destabilise it again. Power, he stressed, should return to the people and by the time that is done and with a correct leadership, PDP and Nigeria will move forward.

In his response Otunba Daniel also thanked Hon. Duben Onyia for his kind words of encouragement and insightful thoughts.