Following the Peoples Democratic
Party’s (PDP) victory in Ekiti State’s governorship election, Governor Emmanuel
Uduaghan of Delta State has declared that the PDP will win all future elections
in the country.
He told newsmen in Asaba that
his party would repeat the same feat in the forthcoming governorship election
in Osun state.
His words: “Across the
federation, PDP is still the number one party. Yes, we had challenges last
year, but things are turning around. We have a game changer in our national
chairman. All of you are witnesses to what happened in Ekiti State’s election
where PDP won.”
“Osun election is coming up;
Ekiti feat would be repeated there also. We are taking them one by one and by
the time we get to the presidential election, it will be very clear that PDP
will win.”
On the local government
election slated for October 25, the governor said, “Our primary is coming up on
August 9 as far as the local government election is concerned and a lot of people
have picked tickets.”
“There are some local
governments in which more than 18 aspirants have picked tickets to become
chairman but only one person can emerge at a time.”
“I am happy that our leaders
at the various council areas are working hard to see how to reduce tension
because I hear that some are already stepping down for others. But I must say
that I have not anointed any can didate in any council area.
I am a human being and I have my
interest. But as the governor, I need to be very careful in managing that
interest. We do not want to annoy anybody that would warrant him/her leaving
the party,” he added.
The governor lamented that
since the state electoral body released the timetable for the election,
opposition parties had been accusing PDP of the plot to rig the poll.
“Since DSIEC announced the
date, only PDP has been active. We hear of nominations in PDP but we don’t get
to hear about other parties. Only PDP aspirants
are moving around seeking for votes. And when they win, others would say they
rigged. That is not fair,” he added.
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