The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state, Agboola Ajayi, on Monday raised the alarm that the ruling APC is intimidating members of his party ahead the poll.
The former deputy governor, who disclosed this at the party’s Secretariat, in Akure during a meeting organized by the youth leaders of the party posited that no amount of intimidation will make the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa to win the election.
His words: “we have seen signals, we have seen their plans and we are not scared of any intimidation because this is our state, what is going to happen is that people will go out and vote, we are not scared of anybody. Once our people conduct themselves in a peaceful manner, you can’t take away their rights to vote for whoever they want to vote for.
“I have always advised them that they must not allow any reflection to frustrate them and they must conquer poverty and they will do that by their votes. We have prepared for them and we are ready for them, we would resist any act of the intimidation by any opposition in this state. Forget about the power of any incumbency, the power of masses is more than any incumbency power.”
Ajayi who boasted that he has conquered poverty at the aged of 22, said there was nothing special about him than the interest and wellbeing of the people in the state.
“I have conquered poverty at the aged of 22 years and there is nothing special about me than you people of this state. Don’t allow any reflection to affect us. We should be able to take over this state from its present government. I want to plead with you people to vote for PDP, let us do the right thing so that we can have a best future for our children in this state.
“The PDP campaign this time around will turn around all the local government areas of the state for us to win, people are anxiously waiting for PDP. Don’t be intimidated, we owned this state together. Go out on November 16 to vote for PDP and make sure your vote is counted.”
The former Vice Chairman (South-West), of PDP and the Chairman of Agboola Ajayi Campaign Council, Dr. Eddy Olafeso urged party members to be focused as the party is set to win the Governorship election come November 16.
“We all know that there is hunger in the land, APC has spoiled this country but PDP will continue to care for you in this state and the country as a whole. In the last two weeks, we have committed ourselves to ensuring that all the structures of the party across the state are brought to the awareness of the people with all our commitment towards the November 16, governorship election.
“Our party is back and better l, no matter what anybody is seeing, but we can see the unity and the steadiness we are putting ahead of the campaigns, we will be visiting all the entire units, ward and local government areas of the state.
“Our message is very simple, Nigerians should understand the suffering we are facing courtesy of the ruling APC for the past 9 years. Our people can no longer afford payment of their childrens school fees, children are dropping out of schools, there is no business, even the palliatives given by the President was stolen in Ondo state.
” There is no single project in Ondo state for the past 9 years, apart from the rhetoric words of Lucky Aiyedatiwa saying Ondo state is lucky to have him but I can tell that the people of Ondo state not lucky at all. We want to rewrite the history, we are confident that Agboola Ajayi will be a better option to lead the state and bring the better life for our people.
“APC has pushed Nigerians to the wall, they have stolen enough and Nigerians are the owners of this country, not APC and we are ready to kick them out with their incompetence and inability to run a very blessed state for our people.”
Earlier, the Acting Chairman of the party, Bakita Bello, urged the youths to actively participate in the electoral process and tasked the electorate, particularly the youths to shun any form of inducement in casting votes during the election, especially through the selling and buying of votes.
Daodu Babatunde, the Ondo state PDP youth leader, said “We the youths are ready to work and vote for our candidate, we urge our leaders to support us, we must recognize the party structure. For this election, we are going to win.
According to him, “APC has failed us totally in this state and at the federal. We are ready to take over the government by November 16th, through our vote. I urge you all, my fellow youths to come together under the platform of PDP to restore the lost glory of the party, we will mobilize from ward to ward to vote for PDP.”
Fidelis David
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