*set to commence local govt campaigns
*says many have dumped opposition party after seeing “the light”
By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council has called on Deltans to renew their mandates, to govern the state in 2023, as it has demonstrated tenacity in the development of the state since 1999.
The party expressed this at a press conference by its 2023 Campaign Director, Rt. Hon Funkekeme Solomon on Tuesday December 19, 2022 at the campaign office in Asaba, while announcing the commencement of the party’s campaign to the 25 local government areas of the state from Wednesday, December 23.
The campaign director stated that the first phase of the campaign to the 270 wards in the state, was a very big success, as the party visited each of the wards, where they called on the electorate in each of the wards to vote for the party to continue the even development of the state.
“We have met with all Deltans at the ward level, as we have visited the 270 wards in Delta State. We used the visit to explain to them why they should vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s election, as we have done well for the state since 1999.
“The ward campaigns also brought light to many people who dumped the opposition and confessed that having seen the light, they have decided to embrace the PDP as the only party with the capacity to rescue, reset Nigeria and reunite Nigerians.”
“We appeal to them not make the mistake Nigerians made in 2015, when they were given false hope of change. PDP is coming with change, change to rescue Nigeria, from darkness and loss of hope.
“PDP is the only party that will rescue Nigeria, from the deception of 2015, where almost all aspects of the Nigerian life havd been destroyed, and brought to its knees,” PDP said.
The party assured Nigerians that its campaign will continue to be based on issues and not slandering of their opponents.
“We shall as usual, undertake issue-based campaigns and will not indulge in frivolities about the mischievous pranks of the opposition parties, except when necessary, we shall educate the people about why they must prefer PDP to other parties, and vote for all our candidates at the 2023 elections.”
The party lamented the grim situation, caused by what it called the incompetence, and ill informed ruling of the All Progressives Congress (APC), promising to eliminate the hardship faced by Nigerians.
“Nigeria is facing a grim situation, courtesy of the incompetent, ill-informed, and wicked rule perpetrated by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Today, our nation has become the poverty capital of the world, amid unparalleled insecurity that has made Nigeria an insecure place for life and property.
“Besides, unemployment, inflation, and food insecurity have brought untold hardship on Nigerians, the type we have never seen since the evolution of this nation.
“Our issue-based campaign will showcase the competence of our candidates, who are men and women of experience in the art of turning things around. The Atiku-Okowa Presidential ticket is what Nigeria needs to reset and rescue this nation from the mess that the APC has plunged her into.
“Our governorship ticket of Sheriff Oborevwori and Monday Onyeme is what Delta State needs to build further on the good legacies of the administration of former Governor James Ibori, former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, and the legacies of the wonderful administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who is also the Vice Presidential candidate of PDP. This will be done through the M.O.R.E. Agenda.
“PDP believes that Nigeria needs seriously to depart from our current experience of electing incompetence and free herself from the APC tragedy that has turned a land flowing with milk and honey into a suffering nation.
“We agree that rather than present candidates for the 2023 elections, APC should be apologizing to Nigerians for the rot it has brought the nation into. The clueless party and its officials lack the gumption to understand and appreciate the enormity of the problems APC has created and so lacks the basis to even field candidates.
“It is against this background, that we call on Nigerians not to relent in holding APC to account for the worsening state of affairs in Nigeria, and therefore reject it with their ballots at the polls by voting massively for all the candidates of PDP across board for the purpose of resetting and rescuing Nigeria from the untidy and chaotic path that APC has brought her.”
