‘We’ve always excelled’ — PDP says party will win Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa guber polls

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is confident of winning the governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states.

Umar Damagum, acting national chairman of the PDP, spoke in Abuja at the inauguration of the party’s national campaign council for the elections.

Damagum charged members of the council to work within the law to win the states, which he described as PDP strongholds.

“We don’t expect less from you because before you were selected, you were found very capable and we expect nothing other than victory,” Damagun said.

“You are going in at a time whereby the country as it is, everybody is feeling the burden of the mistakes that have happened in this country.

“What is expected of you is go there and remind them that this is not what we bargained for, and that there is a time God in his infinite mercy, always give us to change the course of history, and this is the time.

“We will have Bayelsa, we will have Imo and we will have Kogi. These are PDP states. Somehow, they slipped away but Bayelsa has always had a PDP governor.

“I want to challenge everyone in this country to look at the states governed by PDP governors viz-a-viz the other parties. We have always excelled.”

Also speaking at the event, Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun and the chairman of the Kogi campaign team, expressed confidence in the party’s ability to win the election in the three states.

“The chances of the PDP in the three states are very great because we are bringing light all the way and you know when light comes, darkness vanishes,” Adeleke said.

On his part, Duoye Diri, Bayelsa governor, said the people of the state have resolved to re-elect the PDP.

“PDP is very sure of victory in Bayelsa. We don’t have any internal crisis in the PDP in Bayelsa and we are well organised,” Diri said.

“We have more members of the opposition coming into PDP in Bayelsa. Bayelsa PDP is very strong, vibrant and poised to win the election.

“Bayelsa people have resolved unanimously that PDP as exemplified by me, don’t need to change players in a winning team. Bayelsa people are very resolute about that.”

Sam Anyanwu, PDP candidate for Imo, said he is back to reclaim the party’s mandate in the state.

“Imo is traditionally a PDP state. What you have there now is a product of the court. I am back to reclaim the mandate of the PDP,” Anyanwu said.

Dino Melaye, Kogi PDP governorship candidate, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would become history in the state after the November poll.

“I just want to announce that as far as this election is concerned in Kogi, APC is history. APC has gone to oblivion. PDP is the party to beat in Kogi,” he said.