The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to resist any act of intimidation in the November 16 governorship election, adding that it had discovered plans to harass the opposition party.
The opposition party declared that the people of the state were waiting for it which indicated that the PDP would win the forthcoming governorship poll despite any possible harassment.
The candidate of the party in the election, Mr Agboola Ajayi, stated this at a PDP youth programme on Monday in Akure, the state capital.
He said, “We have seen signal; we have seen their plans but we are not scared of any intimidation. People will go out and vote; we are not scared of anybody once the youth conduct themselves in a civilised manner. You can’t take away their right to cast their votes for whoever they want to vote for.
“I have advised them that they must not allow any reflection to frustrate them and they must conquer poverty through their votes. When they do that, the chains of poverty will be cut off. We are prepared for them; we are ready for them. We will resist any act of intimidation.”
According to him, the youth were already irritated by what was happening in the country, adding that their anger was already built up and they are ready for positive change through their votes.
“People are waiting for the PDP. We will support the youth. Don’t be intimidated; the state belongs to all of us. Vote and defend your votes,” he assured them,” Ajayi charged.
Speaking, the Director General of the PDP Campaign Council in the Ondo State Governorship Election, Dr Eddy Olafeso, said that the PDP was committed to ensuring that all the structures of the party across the state were brought to awareness and commitment towards the November 16 election.
“Our party is back better; no matter what anybody is saying. You can see the cohesion and the steadiness with which we are approaching the campaign. Soon, we will be visiting all units, and wards in the 18 local government areas of the state.
“Our message is simple: Nigerians should expect that hope is on the way. The poverty we are all going through has been self-inflicted on Nigerians by the APC government for the past nine years. It’s going from bad to worse.
“People can no longer pay school fees, people are dropping out of schools and businesses are not thriving. Even the palliative given by the president is stolen in Ondo State. Nobody is seeing anything. Over N100 billion received as allocation by the state has not been able to do anything by the government,” Olafeso stated
In his remarks, the state PDP Youth Leader, Daudu Babatunde, commended the state campaign council and caretaker committee of PDP for the avenue to re-awake youths of the party towards the forthcoming poll. He added that the election would provide a platform for the people of the state to send APC-led government packing.
“We are ready to silence the APC government through a voting protest on November 16. We want to put smiles on the masses so that our sun can shine again. Youths should be united to restore the glory of the state,” he said.
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