National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) failure to provide good governance is a yardstick for Nigerians to vote for candidates of the PDP in the 2019 general elections.
Prince Secondus who was addressing leaders of the PDP on Sunday in Asaba, during a consultative meeting between the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP and Governors who won their elections on the platform of the PDP, expressed confidence that Nigerians will speak with one voice through their voters’ cards by voting for the PDP in the 2019 general elections.
According to him, “the weakest point in the history of the PDP is that we lost in the 2015 elections but, we should take advantage of the monumental failure of the APC, they came with a government of vengeance, we must emphasise that our people must have voters’ cards because Nigerians want us to come together and rescue the country in 2019.”
“The NWC is here (Asaba) to consult with our Governors and we are presenting our road map to victory to them; on Tuesday, we will consult with members of the National Assembly,” Prince Secondus who was at the event with the entire members of the NWC of the PDP said.
He disclosed that the PDP will wrestle power from the APC through aggressive awareness campaign for members of the party at the local government and ward levels to have their voters’ cards, assuring that the PDP has been repositioned with strong emphasis on the power of the people, the electorates who will always be given the chance to make their choice in a free, and fair manner without fear.
Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa commended the NWC for choosing Delta State for its meeting and used the occasion to reel out some of the achievements of his administration in the health, and education sectors.
He also, scored his administration high in peace building, job and wealth creation, ensuring the implementation of the compulsory health insurance scheme, among others, disclosing that based on the love the people of the state have for the PDP, they voted massively for the party in the January 6, 2018 local government elections.
Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Wike said the desire of Nigerians is for the PDP to take over power at the center in 2019, noting that based on performance, there is no fear about the party losing any of the states where they won the governorship position.
Wike, who revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now more prepared to win the 2019 Presidential electiho, said the present APC led government has nothing to show as achievement to Nigerians.
He said that “if Nigeria was a country where democracy is indeed democracy, so many people won’t talk about contesting elections. What will APC come tell Nigerians they have achieved? What is giving them confidence? What they don’t understand is that we are more prepared than before and we can’t be rigged out again.”
He lambasted the Federal Government’s stand in fighting corruption, saying that “the first corruption we must fight is corruption of stealing people’s mandate.”
Full List of PDP Governors in Nigeria & Their States
- Akwa Ibom: Name of the elected Governor is Emmanuel Udom. He was elected under the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Abia State: Name of the elected Governor is Dr Victor Ikpeazu. His political party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Delta State: Name of the elected Governor is Ifeanyi Okowa. Name of his political party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Rivers State: Name of the elected Governor is Nyesom Wike. His political Party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Taraba State: Name of the elected Governor is Darius Ishaku. His political Party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Enugu State: Name of the elected Governor is Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. His Political Party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Cross River State: Name of the elected Governor is Ben Ayade. His political party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Ebonyi State: Name of the elected Governor is Dave Umahi. His political party is PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019.
- Gombe State: Name of the elected Governor is Ibrahim Dankwambo. His Political Party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2015 and 2019
- Bayelsa State: Name of the governor is Hon. Henry Serieake Dickson. His political party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2016 and 2020.
- Ekiti State: Name of the governor is Mr. Ayodele Fayose. Political Party is the PDP. His term validity period is between 2014 and 2018.