PDP witness large turnout at Kogi launch, Party Excited

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is highly excited following the large turnout of party faithfuls at Saturday’s launch of the Kogi governorship election campaign in Lokoja

However, to the event, there had been reports of apprehension on the part of some key chieftains of the opposition party over possible attack by rival parties during the campaign, forcing the leadership of the party to embark on the rally with caution, The Nation reports.

Some key chieftains of the party were reported to had initially stayed away to observe field reports before coming out to the Lokoja Stadium, venue of the event, because the anticipated violent attack did not occur.

In a statement yesterday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the highly elated PDP, said the “unprecedented crowd” that surged at the official launch of its campaign despite threats of violence by the All Progressives Congress (APC), was a resounding declaration by the people that nothing would stop them from kicking Governor Yahaya Bello out of office on November 16.

“The crowd is also an unmistaken demonstration of the fact that Kogi remains a home to the PDP, which will further manifest in PDP’s landslide victory at the November 16 election.

“The party notes that the earthshaking jubilation and ovations that greeted the PDP candidate, Musa Wada and his running mate, Sam Aro, established the people’s confidence and preference for the PDP and its candidate, over and above Yahaya Bello, who has failed them on all fronts.

“The PDP has been made aware of the gloom, hopelessness and dejection in the Bello camp, which is depleting by the day, following Wada’s soaring popularity and acceptability across the voting demography across Kogi State.

“Yahaya Bello is gradually coming to terms with the fact that he will soon find himself standing alone to face his inevitable prize for failure and disdain for the people of Kogi State.

“Governor Bello now knows that the people of Kogi State cannot be intimidated by threats of violence, neither can they be bought, enticed or beguiled with filthy offers. They have since made up their minds to repay Bello in his own coin for the pain and anguish he inflicted on them in the last four years and nothing can change this resolve,” the PDP said.

“While we thank all discerning  citizens across Nigeria who have unreservedly expressed support for ending the nightmarish transgressions against democracy, lack of  infrastructural  development, impoverishment of civil servants and the rudderless ineptitude which has drawn Kogi State backwards; we emphatically thank PDP leaders whose collective  support facilitated the success of our launch of campaign on Saturday.”

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