BY ABIODUN NEJO/ Ado Ekiti
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to sweep the July 14 governorship election in the state based on the party’s preparation and the track of record of Governor Ayodele Fayose.
Consequently, the PDP chieftain urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept the result of the July 14 governorship election in the state in good faith particularly in the spirit of the 2015 concession of defeat by PDP during the presidential election.
The former Vice President, who was in Ekiti state with members of the PDP Governorship Campaign Council, on Monday, expressed satisfaction with his party’s level of the preparedness for the crucial poll, urging the APC to display its democratic credential for the first time by accepting the outcome.
Among PDP leaders in attendance are Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu; former Senate President David Mark; former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau; Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, and former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel; among others.
Abubakar said: “We are satisfied that the PDP is prepared for this election. We hope that the APC will accept the outcome of the election. They should be democratic for the first time. We have seen how democratic they are, but for the first time in 2015, we have opposition party taking over from the ruling party, we expect them to do the same.
Governor Ayodele Fayose, who said the PDP leaders were in the state “because they know that PDP has won this election,” declared: “Everyone is on the same page with us. The only thing the APC is holding on to is to rig the election. We have told INEC that this is a pointer to the 2019 election. They should save their image.
“The country is bigger than all of us. Let me tell them, if rigging has been tried elsewhere it won’t work here. The people will defend this election. We are aware of plans to bring thugs here to disrupt the election, the people will stand up to them.
“The PDP leaders are in the state today to strengthen our hands and assured us of their support. I want to say that this election is about the people for the people and it must be so. Ekiti election is not only about Nigeria, the whole world is wa
