Ekiti Poll: Atiku , Secondus, Govs Say PDP Will Resist Rigging
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Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku and the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus, as well as governors on the platform of the party yesterday urged the electorate to resist any form of rigging in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State.
The party’s leaders also declared readiness to displace the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the presidency in 2019, starting with the state election.
They spoke at the mega rally in Ado-Ekiti where they rallied support for the party’s candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, for the election.
Olusola was officially presented with the party’s flag by the PDP national chairman at a rally held at Ojumose area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Atiku, a presidential aspirant, said the PDP is on a mission to rescue Nigeria from insecurity and other challenges confronting it.
Bigwigs at the event included former Caretaker Chairman of the party and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi; former Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa; former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule
Lamido; former Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, and Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin.
Other PDP governors who canvassed for votes for Olusola were Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe), Mr. Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Mr. Daris Ishaku (Taraba), Prof. Ben Ayade (Cross River), Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) and Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), who was represented by his deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah (rtd), and River State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
Drumming support for continuity agenda in Ekiti State, Atiku urged the people of the state to vote for Olusola, who is seeking to succeed his boss, Governor Ayo Fayose, in the July 14 election.
He said: “I have known Ekiti State since 1992 and between then and now, every project in this state was built by PDP and it is time to make sure that PDP continues.
“People must ensure that PDP continues in power because continuity is the key to development. The PDP is on rescue mission to this country.
“We will bring back security, we will revamp our economy, as well as restore good governance in Nigeria. Please stay until your votes are counted.”
In his contribution, Secondus said: “The PDP is rebranded and repositioned; we are here to rescue Nigeria from insecurity, from collapse and hardship Nigerians are presently going through under the APC government.
“Many Nigerians are being killed in Taraba, Benue and Plateau States. How many of our people will you kill before rescue comes? APC and its people are not God.
“We refuse to be intimidated; it is their style to intimidate, thus country is experiencing civil war because of killing, and President Muhammadu Buhari is behind it, APC is behind it, and therefore, PDP will take over.
“They have the plan to arrest our people, our members but we will not be intimidated. The APC is broken already, the broom has scattered. We have the best candidate for this election who will take over from Fayose to continue the development of this state.”