North West rally: Mission to rescue Nigeria has begun ― Secondus

THE national hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday stormed Sokoto to kick off the party’s national campaign for the 2019 general election.

The Sokoto ever was the Northwest zone rally, first of the several of such exercise planned for all zones of the country.

The National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, who led the party faithful to the rally, declared that the mission to rescue Nigerian had begun with Sokoto rally.

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Addressing a mammoth crowd of jubilant supporters drawn from the seven states of the North West zone, including Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa and Kaduna states at Shehu Kangiwa Square, Sokoto, Secondus said that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed the people woefully.

The National Chairman said that the PDP had chosen a credible and experienced Presidential candidate, in Atiku Abubakar, as well as his running mate, Peter Obi, to lead the rescue mission.

According to a statement from his media office signed by his media adviser, Ike Abonyi, Secondus who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, said that the performance record of the Presidential candidate and his running mate is reassuring that Nigeria will be in good hands from 2019.

“Atiku has what it takes to turn the economy around, create jobs for our teeming youths and unite the country,” he said.

The party boss noted that Nigerians have turned their back on the APC and President Buhari as can be seen by the people of Sokoto and the North West states.

Secondus warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies not to undermine the country by attempting to rig the election.

According to the statement, the highpoint of the rally was the presentation of the party flag to the Presidential candidate, his running mate and the Sokoto state gubernatorial candidate and the Governor of the state Aminu Tambuwal.

Top PDP leaders from the zone including former Presidential aspirants Rabiu Kwakwaso from Kano, Sule Lamido of Jigawa, Ahmed Makarfi of Kaduna, Taminu Turaki of Kebbi were among others who addressed the rally.

The former President Goodluck Jonathan and his Vice Namadi Sambo also addressed the crowed and urged them to dump APC because the PDP candidate has all the experience to turn the country around for good.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara said Nigeria should be grateful to democracy for providing the opportunity for the people to make changes when things are not going well.

He said that he and some other Nigerians fought for change in 2015 but have since realized that the change was not forthcoming, hence the decision to dump the APC for PDP.

The Senate President and the Director General Of Campaign, Senator Bukola Saraki urged the people of the North West to lead the way in the huge mission of rescuing the country.

Prayers were offered by the PDP Atiku at the grave side of the father of the Caliphate Mallam Usman Dan Fodio.

The statement maintained that the prayers were symbolic as the tomb is hardly accessible even to incumbent Presidents.