The Bello/Onoja campaign council in Kogi State, on Sunday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept its fate ahead of this week’s governorship election, saying the party’s candidate, Musa Wada was unprepared to govern the state.
The chairman, media and publicity committee of the campaign council, Hon Kingsley Fanwo, who spoke with newsmen in Kabba after an All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting by Kogi West leaders, said Wada has issues to clear over his health status.
“The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the November 16 Governorship election in Kogi State, Engineer Musa Wada owes Kogites explanation on his health. He needs to come clear to tell the people he is mentally fit to lead the state.
“The PDP knows they do not stand any chance ahead of the forthcoming election in Kogi State. They have resorted to deploying thugs to disrupt polls. A military man from the area council in Yagba west and a retired military officer have been contracted by the PDP to import fake soldiers as well as weapons to disrupt the election.
“We have it on good authority that dangerous weapons are already kept at an undisclosed location in Mopamuro local government area with the intention of attacking and harassing APC leaders across the State.
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“Security agents should rise to the occasion by scuttling the evil plans of the PDP leaders who have lost faith in their chances. Our people should come out to vote and their votes will surely count.”
Fanwo said it was high time PDP played the game according to democratic rules, saying their abysmal years in office have made it impossible for them to regain the confidence of the people.
“We want to place it on record that the PDP is not prepared for a free poll. They are planning to kill innocent people to rig themselves into power.
“As a party, we are undaunted by those crude mentality as the security apparatus in the state is capable of dealing with their thugs. Undemocratic elements can never triumph in a democracy.
“If PDP was popular, why were they recruiting thugs? Why are they recruiting thugs to attack APC leaders? We urge our supporters to shun any reprisals as our security and legal institutions are capable of dealing with the situation appropriately.
“The world should also know that Kogi is not at war but going through the process of electing a governor. The people’s voices have chosen Governor Yahaya Bello who has healed the state from the balkanisation and underdevelopment into which she was dipped by the PDP era of governance error”.
The campaign spokesman predicted a massive win for the APC in the governorship election, saying PDP was only deploying propaganda to win “unmerited sympathy”.
“APC will win and win well on November 16. We have the people who cannot be defeated by the lies and violence. Kogi people have made their choice already,” he assured.
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