The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said
the ‘unprecedented’ crowd at the official flag-off of its governorship campaign
in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, last Friday, despite threats of violence by the
All Progressives Congress (APC), is a resounding declaration by the people that
nothing will stop them from kicking out Governor Yahaya Bello out of office on
November 16.
The crowd, PDP said in a statement by its National
Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, was also an unmistaken demonstration of
the fact that Kogi State remains the home of PDP, which will further manifest
in PDP’s landslide victory at the November 16 election.
The party noted that the ‘earthshaking jubilation
and ovations’ that greeted the PDP candidate, Musa Wada, and his running mate,
Hon Sam Aro, “established the people’s confidence and preference for the PDP
and its candidate, over and above Bello, who has failed them on all fronts.”
According to the statement, "The PDP has been
made aware of the gloom, hopelessness and dejection in the Bello camp, which is
depleting by the day, following Wada’s soaring popularity and acceptability
across the voting demography of the state.
"Bello is gradually coming to terms with the
fact that he will soon find himself standing alone to face his inevitable prize
for failure and disdain for the people of Kogi State.
"Governor Bello now knows that the people of state
cannot be intimidated by threats of violence neither can they be bought, enticed
or beguiled with filthy offers. They have since made up their minds to repay
Bello in his own coin for the pain and anguish he inflicted on them in the last
four years, and nothing can change this resolve.”
PDP said the only thing that is collectively
paramount to the people of Kogi State “is that Bello is voted out to make way
for a purposeful, people-oriented and transparent administration under Wada.”
It commended the people of the state for their
unity, resilience and courage in “the face of machinations, threats, assaults
and manipulations by the sinking Bello and the APC.”
The party also commended the patriotism of members of the APC who have
crossed over to the PDP in the last few weeks to queue behind Wada, having
realised that the liberation and repositioning of Kogi State in the interest of
the people can only be attained through the PDP and Wada.
The party, therefore, urged the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) and security forces to resist the shenanigans of
the APC and remain on the side of truth and fairness as Kogites will never
accept any process that does not reflect their will and aspiration in this
election.
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