The Peoples Democratic Party has praised the people of Oyo State for their dedication and bravery in supporting the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as well as all other party candidates in the 2023 general elections.
The PDP also applauds its members and supporters in the state for remaining steadfast in their support for Atiku at the launch of the PDP governorship campaign on Thursday, January 5, 2023, despite attempts to dictate their electoral preference.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the announcement on Friday.
“The overwhelming chanting of “Atiku! Atiku!” by the resilient crowd in rejection of a request that they follow the dictate of some individuals in the presidential election summarily conveyed, in one voice, their unwavering resolve to vote Atiku Abubakar as the next President of our country,” Ologunagaba stated.
“The people of Oyo State as independent-minded and politically savvy have again demonstrated their sobriquet as Pace-setter in the politics of Nigeria by establishing that power lies in the Will of the people and not the endorsement or dictate of any person or group of persons.
“Unmistakably, the expression of the people of Oyo State at the flag-off event firmly signposts and reaffirms the south west geo-political Zone’s support for Atiku Abubakar and all our candidates in the South West and across the country.”
The PDP spokesperson, on the other hand, advised those attempting to dictate Nigerians’ electoral preferences to retrace their steps.
According to him, it is clear that the people are unwilling to be swayed by personal, group, or sectional considerations in their support for the PDP’s presidential candidate.
“Nigerians across board have found in Atiku Abubakar the desired integrity, cognate experience, capacity, ability, mental alertness, presence of mind, Pan-Nigeria deportment and required Will Power to unify and lead our nation at this critical time.
“It, therefore, charges the people of Oyo State, the South West Zone, and all Nigerians to remain firm in their resolve by voting en masse and taking every measure available in a democracy to protect their votes in the overall quest to rescue the country from the maladministration of the All Progressives Congress APC and return her to the path of national stability, peace, economic prosperity, and happiness for all, that Atiku embodies,” the statement added.
