Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State must be honourable in accepting defeat if it loses the July 14 governorship election in the South west state.
He said the APC should act in good faith given the worthy example by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 when he conceded defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking during a visit to Governor Ayo Fayose in Ado Ekiti on Monday, Atiku said losing an election to a rival party should be considered in the light of global best practice and Nigeria should not be an exception.
The Waziri Adamawa, who expressed satisfaction with the level of PDP’s preparedness for the election, said; “We are satisfied that the Peoples Democratic Party is prepared for this election.
“We hope that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will accept the outcome of the election.”
According to him, “They should be democratic for the first time. We have seen how democratic they are, but for the first time in 2015, we have the opposition party taking over from the ruling party, we expect them to do the same.”
In his remarks, Governor Fayose assured the visitors of PDP’s readiness for the election, maintaining that the people of the State were determined to defend their votes.
“They (PDP leaders) are here because they know that PDP has won this election. Everyone is on the same page with us.
“We are looking forward to observers from all over the world because I am the voice they want to suppress. We are prepared for the election and we are going to win,” the governor assured.
The former Vice President was accompanied by members of the PDP Governorship Campaign Council on the visit.
In the delegation were Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; former Senate President, David Mark; former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau; former governor of Ogun, Gbenga Daniel, and Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe among others. – NAN
