Tribunal Verdicts: PDP blasts APGA over protest in Abia
Source: Vanguard
October 17, 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday berated the
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over its embarrassing
resort to calling out paid touts and street urchins to attempt
and/or orchestrate a cosmetic protest in Abia against the
verdicts of election tribunals.
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over its embarrassing
resort to calling out paid touts and street urchins to attempt
and/or orchestrate a cosmetic protest in Abia against the
verdicts of election tribunals.
In a press state released by PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Olisa
Metuh, the party said it is indeed a crass display of shameful
desperation that a APGA, which was roundly defeated in duly
conducted elections as well as in election tribunals would
resort to attempting an imaginary protest.
Metuh, the party said it is indeed a crass display of shameful
desperation that a APGA, which was roundly defeated in duly
conducted elections as well as in election tribunals would
resort to attempting an imaginary protest.
The statement reads, “For record purposes, the PDP wishes
to remind APGA that our candidates in national and state
elections outrightly defeated them and we have no apologies
for that. In the same vein, APGA need not be told that in the
governorship election, they were comprehensively vanquished
by the PDP candidate, who is by all measures, the true choice
of the people.
to remind APGA that our candidates in national and state
elections outrightly defeated them and we have no apologies
for that. In the same vein, APGA need not be told that in the
governorship election, they were comprehensively vanquished
by the PDP candidate, who is by all measures, the true choice
of the people.
Furthermore, we wish to inform APGA leaders that their
attempt to go into an alliance with the All Progressives
Congress (APC) and pledge an unholy mortgage of Abia state
treasury and the identity of their party to Bourdillon is
inoperable, since the image and identity of APGA has since
been lost.””
attempt to go into an alliance with the All Progressives
Congress (APC) and pledge an unholy mortgage of Abia state
treasury and the identity of their party to Bourdillon is
inoperable, since the image and identity of APGA has since
been lost.””
May we remind APGA that its main identity, after the passage
of their founder, Chief Odimegwu Ojukwu, has been the former
governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, who is now a
committed member of the PDP.
of their founder, Chief Odimegwu Ojukwu, has been the former
governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, who is now a
committed member of the PDP.
Nigerians are aware that the weight, strength and financial
muscle of APGA was concentrated in Anambra Central
Senatorial zone in the elections, only for their candidate, their
former National Chairman, (Chief Victor Umeh) to be
completely overwhelmed, outmatched, dazed and roundly
defeated by the PDP candidate.
muscle of APGA was concentrated in Anambra Central
Senatorial zone in the elections, only for their candidate, their
former National Chairman, (Chief Victor Umeh) to be
completely overwhelmed, outmatched, dazed and roundly
defeated by the PDP candidate.
The people of the South East have in many ways, including
the 2015 general elections, shown their support and faith in
the PDP. Even in Imo state, the only state which was
fraudulently taken from the PDP in the zone, the citizens have
been groaning and hoping that the judiciary, as the last hope
of the common man, would recover their mandate stolen at
the governorship election.
the 2015 general elections, shown their support and faith in
the PDP. Even in Imo state, the only state which was
fraudulently taken from the PDP in the zone, the citizens have
been groaning and hoping that the judiciary, as the last hope
of the common man, would recover their mandate stolen at
the governorship election.
We therefore wish to inform APGA that no amount of
blackmail, threats and protest by paid touts and street urchins
will override the tenets and principles of democracy; the
wishes and aspirations of the people and the sanctity of the
judicial process.
blackmail, threats and protest by paid touts and street urchins
will override the tenets and principles of democracy; the
wishes and aspirations of the people and the sanctity of the
judicial process.
On this note, the national leadership of the PDP assures that it
is solidly behind the governor, government and people of Abia
state in our electoral feats.
is solidly behind the governor, government and people of Abia
state in our electoral feats.
We wish to place on record that
the Governor of Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, since taking
office on May 29, has distinguished himself as one of the
best governors in Nigeria as evidenced in his quality of
governance; the acceleration of infrastructural development in
the state, especially the spirited efforts towards the re-
establishment of Aba as one of the foremost commercial
hubs of the nation.
the Governor of Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, since taking
office on May 29, has distinguished himself as one of the
best governors in Nigeria as evidenced in his quality of
governance; the acceleration of infrastructural development in
the state, especially the spirited efforts towards the re-
establishment of Aba as one of the foremost commercial
hubs of the nation.
Finally, the national leadership urges all members of the PDP
in Abia state and the nation in general to remain steadfast in
their commitment towards the party, democracy, unity and
stability of the nation, in line with our manifesto and the
visions of the founding fathers of our great
party.”
in Abia state and the nation in general to remain steadfast in
their commitment towards the party, democracy, unity and
stability of the nation, in line with our manifesto and the
visions of the founding fathers of our great
party.”
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