The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described Friday’s rally of the party in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state as significant, because it is the first President Muhammadu Buhari, will be attending.
Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari on Thursday, he expressed confidence that the people of the state are prepared to receive the president.
“Campaigns will start tomorrow (Thursday) in Uyo, we are flagging off with the South-South and it is going to be the first rally of the President and taking place in the South-South is particularly significant. From all the feelers we have, I think the people of Uyo and Akwa Ibom state are anxious to receive Mr President and to hear the message. We are all in good mood,” he said.
Speaking on the chances of the ruling party in the 2019 election, he observed that Nigerians will not return the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power because they had sacked it for gross misconduct.
He said: ”Of course how can you ask what the chances are? If PDP was doing well after 16 years, they wanted to do for 60 but they were terminated. No employer will recall an employee dismissed due to gross misconduct and abuse of finances. You don’t recall the employee back.
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“I remember that the best (Prince Uche) Secondus had to say was that he was apologizing to Nigerian people and I have not heard anybody say they have accepted the apology and people who have robbed you they don’t apologize and say allow me back into your storeroom. You don’t do that.
“So, we are certain that even as we can’t talk of any perfect situation, nothing can make Nigeria get so confused as to think that yesterday there was mismanagement and those who were at the heart of that mismanagement can be entrusted with providing leadership for tomorrow. I don’t think that is the question at all,
“PDP is out of this calculation as far as I am concerned. I don’t think Nigerians even in their moment … PDP is just not an option particularly when their candidate is not a new face.
“There is a basis for benefit of the doubt, you can give benefit of the doubt to a stranger, not to someone who was at the heart perhaps one of the most powerful Vice President we have ever had.
“So, I am clear that Nigeria will never ever have the basis to give PDP the benefit of the doubt.”
Oshiomohle please spare us with your lies. it’s you and your lie lie party that Nigerians have rejected and not the pdp. look at you that is accusing pdp of corruption. and the biggest estate that you built for yourself in edo state have you cleaned yourself on that? you have been indicted but refuse to honour the invitation.