Makinde made this statement on Saturday in Umuahia, Abia state, during an event honouring Adolphus Wabara as the substantive chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT).
The event also marked Wabara’s 76th birthday, according to TheCable.
As the chairman of the occasion, the Oyo governor praised the attendees for coming out to honour one of the region’s distinguished sons, describing Wabara as âa donation from Abia state to Nigeriansâ.
He said:
Governor Makinde also urged the people of the southeast to remain undeterred despite their challenges, asserting that the PDP remains the country’s most powerful and influential party.
He added:
In other news, the Defence Headquarters has said it will be fierce in its response to the killings of soldiers by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) terrorists in Abia state.
It said it would bring âoverwhelming military pressure on the group to ensure their total defeat.â
The military, in a statement signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Edward Buba was responding to the five soldiers who were killed by IPOB fighters at a checkpoint in Obingwa local government areas on Thursday, May 30.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
