The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says it has been engaged in very vigorous, issue-based and people-driven campaigns in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa States as the saturday 11 November elections are only four days away.
National Publicity Secretary, NPS of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, during a press conference said their candidates are standing strong with the people and PDP was coasting to victory on Saturday in the three States.
Ologunagba said that in In Kogi “We have a very popular candidate, Sen. Dino Melaye whose popularity has rendered the APC candidate Usman Ododo practically mute. Our Party, the PDP is leading in the three senatorial zones”.
He alleaged that Governor Yayaha Bello was already overwhelmed especially with the triumph of Senator Hadiza Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in the Kogi Central Senatoral District who was affirmed winner of the February 2023 National Assembly election by both the election and appeal tribunals, owing to the popularity and acceptability of the PDP in the State.
He said the APC was no longer campaigning in Kogi State out of fear of the PDP.
“Only this morning, the APC-led Kogi State Government denied our Party the use of the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja for our Campaign grand-finale scheduled for Thursday. This panic mode of the APC cannot stop our Party and the people of Kogi State. We will hold our Rally and go ahead to win the Governorship election in Kogi State on Saturday,” the PDP National Publicity Secretary said.
Bayelsa State
He said, “Our Party is standing strong with the overwhelming popularity of Governor Douye Diri, whose achievements have earned him the support of the people and sobriquet, the Miracle Governor.
“As we speak, our Party is holding our campaign grand-finale in Yenegoa and we commend the people of Bayesla State for their overwhelming support for our Party.
“The APC Candidate, Timipre Sylva has no fighting chance in the face of the more popular candidate of the PDP. The APC in Bayelsa cannot win in any Local Government of the State,” he stated.
Imo State
Debo Ologunagba described the PDP candidate in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu as “Leading in the three senatorial zones and the 27 Local government areas in Imo State. The message of our Party and candidate is to Make Imo Safe Again”.
He said the PDP is “Set to win overwhelmingly in Imo State because of the acceptability of our candidate and Party among the people. He is accessible, grassroot politician, humane, understands and connects to the suffering of the people. He has always won election through popular vote and he will win on Saturday“.
Ologunagba stressed that the PDP would defeat the APC candidate who is also the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma.
Imo REC
Ologunagba reiterated the call for the redepolyment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Sylvia Agu.
He said less than four days to the election, the INEC Chairman has not redeployed Prof. Sylvia Agu despite the widespread outcry.
He said that Professor Sylvia Agu’s redeployment would help maintain the integrity and neutrality of INEC.
“The INEC Chairman should not succumb to the alleged pressure from the APC, especially from an APC national officer said to be related to Prof. Sylvia Agu. It is in the interest of Prof. Agu to recuse herself from participating, supervising or superintending the Saturday, November 11, election in Imo State”
Debo Ologunagba added that the PDP and its Candidate would win the Imo election and they would not ignore any plan to manipulate the process.
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