Feb. 16 Poll: Time For Nigerians To Take Their Future In Their Hands – Saraki
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – President of the Senate and Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has declared that the time has come for all Nigerians to take their future in their hands by voting for visionary leaders, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and the PDP candidates who are promising a ‘Better Nigeria and are ready to make Nigeria work again’.
Saraki therefore called on Nigerians who have collected their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) across the country to ensure that they come out to vote in massive numbers on February 16, 2019.
The DG of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council stressed that it is not enough to tweet about this government or share WhatsApp broadcasts, adding that; “If you have ever questioned if Nigeria can be better, coming out to vote and bringing your friends and relatives who have PVCs out to vote next Saturday will be your answer.”
These were contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in which Saraki pointedly said that with a high voter turn-out, the results of the election cannot be manipulated.
According to him; “We have all seen how the last four years have gone. It is time for Nigerians across the nation to choose economic growth over poverty; choose security over the growing and fast spreading insecurity; and choose competent leadership over leadership that is outdated.”
The Senate President also called on all young Nigerians of voting age to see this election as a test of the strength of their numbers, adding that with 51 percent of the voters on the register being youths, they make up the most crucial voting bloc.
In his words; “To the young people of our nation, I want you to know that you cannot afford to just sit on the sidelines any longer. All across the world, young people like you are deciding who will lead their nations. The youth of Nigeria have an opportunity this time around to become the deciding factor.
“I have read a lot of comments about young people saying that they won’t vote because their votes do not matter and that people want to rig the election. Here’s my answer: “If you vote, they can’t rig!” The more people that come out to vote, the less likely it is for those that want to manipulate the results to do so
“It’s a simple mathematics. It is the numbers of registered voters who failed to come out and vote that the riggers seek to manipulate in inflating votes for a candidate or group of candidates.
“I urge you all, take this election seriously, and together, we can make history together by saving Nigeria’s future,” Saraki enthused.
