It was meant to be a presidential campaign rally, but presidential flag bearer of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and sitting President, Goodluck Jonathan decided to sermonise the event, calling on all waring members of the ruling party in Ondo State to sheath their sword and embrace peace.
He also used the opportunity to appeal to politicians to make the citizens the focus of their political pursuit, with a call on the party leaders to resolve their differences.
Particularly, the president called on the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, Olusola Oke and business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim to enter into discussions that would resolve the crisis rocking the party in the state.
In the words of Jonathan, "For the PDP family, what I will use this platform to request is that, yes, we have issues in Ondo State.
"The party will work very hard to make sure that Jimoh Ibrahim and the Governor will sit down together and talk about the interest of Ondo State.
"Iroko himself, Jimoh Ibrahim and Olusola Oke, he is my SAN, three of them must sit down to discuss the development of Ondo State.
"They must not sit down to discuss personal things or individual interest. They must work together to make sure that collectively we attain the development of Ondo State and the nation.
"Everything about politics is the people, not self. I know how I came into politics. Politics is about the people, but for the people, we wouldn’t have been here today.
"I did not join politics because I wanted something for myself. So I am encouraging every politician to think about the people."
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