The senator representing Kwara South at the National Assembly, Simeon Ajibola, has donated four Sienna buses to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to aid its campaign for the 2015 elections.

It was gathered that three of the buses are meant for the party secretariats in the three senatorial districts of the state and one in the state’s party secretariat in Ilorin, the state capital.

The senator also gave out 950 bags of rice as Ramadan gifts to members of the party in all the wards in the 16 local government areas of the state.

Speaking during the presentation of the materials in Ilorin, the state chair of the party, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo represented by the publicity secretary, Chief Rex Kolawole, also announced the donation of another bus to the party by Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Makanjuola Ajadi.

He said that the donation would put the party in good stead for the task ahead in 2015.

He also said that one of the political leaders in the state, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, also donated bags of rice for distribution to party members in the state.

Akogun Oyedepo, who enjoined other politicians in the state to always reach out to people in their areas towards endearing them to ideals and programmes of the party, said that politicians who is out to serve his people must be prepared to sacrifice for the people.

He expressed gratitude to Senator Ajibola for the gesture, promising to put the vehicles and other materials to good use and for welfare of the party supporters.

The donor, who was represented by one of his associates, Elder John Yusuf, said the items were part of the pledges made by the lawmaker during the fund raising programme organised by the party recently.

He described Senator Ajibola as a loyal party man, who had never wavered in his support for the PDP in the state.

At another empowerment programme and distribution of food items to members in Offa and Oyun local government areas of the state, the PDP was optimistic that the senator’s gesture could bring victory for the party in the 2015 general elections in the state.

The PDP chairman in Oyun Local Government Area, Taiye Olaniyi, commended the lawmaker’s efforts in reaching out to members in 193 wards in the state.

The party chairman urged other chieftains of the party in the state to emulate development strides of the lawmaker, saying that the assistance of every PDP leader to members during Ramadan would help sustain party structure towards achieving success.

He also used the occasion to implore party members to go out in large number and participate in voters’ registration exercise, saying that was the only way they could justify their support for the party during the election.

Hon. Olaniyi also appealed to all PDP governorship aspirants in the state not to take politics as do or die affair, saying that God bestows power to whoever He likes and advised that the party should support whoever emerges as candidate.

Also speaking, Senator S S Ajibola, who was represented by his special assistant on Legislative Matters, Alhaji Fatai Akorede, charged the wards leaders to always play the politics of inclusiveness, saying the current situation of the party in the state calls for cohesion of all stakeholders.

“The victory we are are clamouring for can only be achieved if we all work together as one to ensure victory for the party come 2015,” he added.

Akorede also said that Senator Ajibola had always support the mobilization of the party members during the local government congresses, adding that the lawmaker always loved to assist people at the grassroots.