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*At Oyo rally, aggrieved governors refuse to name presidential candidate to support*PDP PCC mocks Tinubu’s rally for inability to speak on policy issues at Kano*Finally, Wike approves Atiku’s campaign rally in RiversThe five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors, referred to as G-5, were yesterday greeted with surprise in Ibadan during the official launch of Governor Seyi Makinde’s second term bid, as shouts of the party’s presidential candidate’s name, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, rent the...
In Abia State, PDP supporters in Ikpeazu’s hometown, affirmed their backing for Atiku, in yet another humiliation for the dissenting governors. In his speech at the rally, Wike, who is the leader of the G-5, said, “Vote for Seyi, vote for the House of Representatives, vote for the House of Assembly. The other one, Seyi, would talk to you. No be so?”Even when Makinde mounted the podium and tried to douse the strong opposition chants by shouting “PDP”, the response from the crowd was “Atiku, Atiku, Atiku…”
He thanked the people of Oyo State for their support for PDP and Makinde, pointing out that their massive turnout at the campaign flag-off was an indication that the election in March was a done deal for the party. Wike, on his part, said the people of Oyo State should await the directive of Makinde on who they should vote for in the February 25 presidential election. He said as far as he was concerned, there was no other political party in Oyo State apart from PDP.
He stated, “In my first term, I promised you the following on agenda Omituntun 1.0 known as accelerated development: economic prosperity, education, improved infrastructure , GSM salary date, safe and secure environment , gainful employment with total fulfillment. According to them, party remains supreme in everything, hence, they have no option than to support the party’s standard bearer as party faithful.
“So, as far as I’m concerned and as far as I’m the PDP chairman in Obingwa, we shall only vote for PDP candidates, from Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the Senate, House Representatives, governor, and state House of Assembly.The G-5 governors had vowed that Atiku’s presidential bid would not get their full support unless the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu vacated his position for a southerner, to ensure equity in the party hierarchy.
According to him, in a bid to conceal his inability to deliver a coherent speech, the APC candidate said rather than speak, he would dance. “Similarly, at the APC rally, which held at the Trade Fair Complex in Minna on December 14, 2022, Tinubu also could not muster the energy to address the crowd that had been waiting for him for over six hours.”
Shaibu noted further, “Similarly, at the town hall in Owerri, his weakness was again exposed when he described the town hall as being different from ‘Balabu, Blu blu, Bulaba’. Clearly, these are warning signs, which Nigerians must not ignore as they head to the polls next month. “It’s not only unpatriotic but tendentiously wicked for Wike to enter a deal to promote a candidate whose mental and physical abilities are suspect.
Dangwani spoke yesterday in Kano, during the inauguration of the campaign council and party caretaker committee of the 44 local government areas of the state chapter of PDP held at the Meena event. He said PDP was the last option that would restore the peace and unity of Nigerians. Deputy National Chairman of PDP , Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, inaugurated members of the campaign and management team, including the party leadership across the 44 local government areas of the state.
Wike had enacted Executive Order 21 in Rivers, which forbade all candidates of political parties from staging campaign rallies in homes and other unauthorised places. Such candidates were also required to apply for approval before embarking on any rally.
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