Dr Ike
Ekweremadu, deputy Senate President at the weekend said that no amount of
intimidation and blackmail by the All Progressive Congress, APC, will not stop
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from taking over power.
Ekweremadu made this known during
the PDP, south east zonal stakeholders’ meeting which took place at the
government house Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State.
He decried
that the ruling party, APC, was using intimidation and blackmail to witch-hunt
opposition parties to gain power in 2019, which according to him, cannot work
again in Nigeria.
He said: “We are a party with
history and a party with character. We demonstrated this for over sixteen years
that we ruled this country. We are proud of our state heritage and we will
never lower the standard. We are governing and by next year we will get back to
power.
“I thank the south east PDP for the
steadfastness you have shown over few years of APC governance in Nigeria.
“I appeal that we continue in the
part of honour. The APC government believed that it can capture power by
intimidation and blackmail and it has never happened and it will never happen.
“What we
will find out in 2019 is that the PDP will be the David that will save Nigeria
from the traps of Goliath and no amount of intimidation or blackmail will stop
it.”
The deputy Senate President also
exonerated himself from the accusations by the Federal Government that he
acquired illegal properties within and outside Nigeria.
“As my people, I will tell you the
truth. I committed no offence, even though the matter is already in court. I
don’t intend to go into details but let me just add that it is only the
politics of 2019.
“I want to state clearly that what
we are witnessing is unfortunate and embarrassment to us as a country, a
situation where a government in power has tried to use established anti
corruption agencies to harass and intimidate opposition.
“They
decided on their own to use soft tackles which will never be accepted by
anybody not within, not outside. What we have found out over two weeks is that
bunch of APC lawyers assembled themselves and called themselves panel for the
recovery of government properties led by a man that called himself Okoi Obla.
“As a lawyer, I am sure that common
sense will tell you that you can never be a judge in your own case. There is no
way cats will assemble themselves and say they are going to investigate rats
because the rat will never have any justice.
“Obla and his co travellers think
we are all very stupid, There is no way Nigeria or international government
will watch a panel to track PDP, it will never happen.
“So, I want to appeal that we
continue to pray for this country because the days ahead are very worrisome but
by the grace of God, we will over come,” he enthused.
Responding, the chairman South East
Governor’s Forum, Chief David Umahi applauded all governors in the PDP
controlled states especially in South east for their good works done.
“All PDP governors are performing
and what they are doing are glaring in the south east and in the eleven states
they are controlling.
“I suggested to the national
chairman (Uche Secondus) that we should do a documentary of the achievements of
PDP right from when we started under Obasanjo, that of Yar` adua, Jonathan and
look at the current states controlled by the PDP now,” he said.
He noted that the said documentary
will show Nigerians the difference of what PDP had achieved and was still
achieving and what it intended to achieve more.
In attendance were Enugu state
governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Deputy Senate President, Dr Ike
Ekweremadu, among other prominent stakeholders from the south east zone.
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