The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday flagged off its presidential campaign in Ekiti state with a warning to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Idris Ibrahim, not to do anything capable of plunging the nation into unnecessary chaos by attempting to subvert the mandate of the people in the forthcoming general elections.
The national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who gave the warning, also expressed optimism that his party would win the February 16 presidential election.
Similarly, the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, vowed not to abandon the people of the state like the ruling party has allegedly done.
Atiku said, “The good people of Ekiti state, APC has stolen all your jobs, now they want to steal your votes, they did it in Ekiti and Osun, Ogun, Bauchi, they even stole in Kastina where they come from, I don’t know why they have to steal in their home.
“This state has always been a PDP. When we paid a courtesy call to Ewi of Ado, he said he wants us to build the roads , we will complete all federal projects not completed, we will restore standard and quality of education, so we can give you jobs.
“APC don’t know how to create jobs and don’t know how to give you. 40 percent of our portfolios will go to youths while 30 percent will go to women and that is 70 for youths and women. We know how to do it and we have done it before, we will do it again. “
Secondus said President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to fulfil his promises of job creation, fighting insecurity and surmounting the challenge of corruption “because he is too weak to rule a country as complex as Nigeria” urging Nigerians to vote PDP in the election.
“Do you know why economy has collapsed, do you know why hunger is in the land? Your President Buhari is a sleeping President, he has no energy that is why the economy has collapsed.
“We are coming with Atiku who has energy and can work 24 hours a day, not the one that would work for three years.”
He alleged that the APC had concluded plans to rig the election but assured that the PDP would not allow that.
“INEC, all your plan to rig the election will fail. If you attempt to rig the polls you will be throwing the country into chaos.
“IGP, you aren’t the first IGP of this nation, don’t plunge the nation into chaos. It is going to be one man, one vote; free and fair election,” he said.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, also urged the people, particularly the youths to vote Atiku saying “he will give you jobs as he has given millions through his private business.”
The immediate past governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, also assured that the state would vote massively for the PDP.
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