THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the victory of Governor Nyesom Wike in the Rivers governorship election as a victory for the people of Rivers State and the triumph of good over evil.
In a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party in Abuja on Wednesday, the PDP said Wike’s record 700,000 votes margin of victory over, “the disgraced combined anti-people forces of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Action Congress (AAC) and compromised security agencies,” spoke volume of the resilience of the people of Rivers State in the face of intimidations, harassment and manipulations by oppressive forces.
It said that the victory reinforced the confidence of the people in the resoluteness of asserting their democratic choice of leadership as well as standing in defence of their mandate to the end.
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“It also demonstrates that the will of the people will always prevail against every form of suppression as were eminently manifested in the desperation by the APC leaders, particularly, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to forcefully and violently take over control of the state against the wish of the people,” the statement said.
The party said it “salutes and venerates all compatriots who were killed by agents of the oppressors during the election. These compatriots did not die in vain and those who shed their innocent blood will surely be brought to book.”
The PDP commended Wike, the people of Rivers State and all lovers of democracy across the board for standing firm until the very end “to hand this disgraceful defeat to the enemies of the people.”
The PDP congratulated all its candidates, who won their elections at all levels across the country and assured those pursuing their “stolen mandates” at the tribunals that the party is fully behind them, given that they all have watertight cases at the courts.
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