Pro-Atiku Chants at Makinde Campaign Flag-off: People’s Sovereignty Is Supreme – PDP-PCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council on Friday declared that the ultimate power to elect leaders lies with the people and not the decision of any leader.
The Council noted that those who mobilised the party supporters did not foresee what they saw, stressing that it goes to show that no one man can boast of deciding how the people will cast their votes.
Spokesman of the Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who stated these while reacting to the chants of “Atiku, Atiku, Atiku” on Thursday in Ibadan during the flag-off campaign for the re-election of Governor Oluseyi Makinde, stressed that the era of leaders deciding who to be voted for was over, stressing that sovereignty lies with the people.
He therefore appealed to the G-5 governors to sheath their sword and return to the main fold of the PDP and join hands with the party to actualize the mission of recovering and rebuilding Nigeria.
Aniagwu, who is also the Commission for Information in Delta State told journalists at a press conference in Asaba, that the reaction of majority of the people at the Ibadan rally was an indication that Atiku Abubakar and his Vice Presidential running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa were the preferred ticket to rescue and rebuild Nigeria from the ruins of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.
Aniagwu said; “You saw what happened in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday, when one man tried to ascribe to himself the powers to decide who the people will vote for but, the people expressed their democratic right which is very clear that Atiku Abubakar is their choice.
“We have said it severally that our train has left the station but because we have very quality breaks, we can always stop to carry hesitant passengers.
“As we speak I am sure you have seen the level of inflow of people, in this case notable Nigerians from other political parties to the PDP.
“We must commend our party faithful in Oyo State for demonstrating that Atiku Abubakar is the right choice for Nigerians.
“We still have time for any of the Presidential candidates who wish to step down for Atiku Abubakar and because we have promised an all-inclusive government they will not be left out as their ideas will be harnessed to achieve our mission of rebuilding this country,” he said.
Aniagwu said that the PDP is confident of victory because it has the competitive edge to be able to win particularly against the backdrop of the fact that Atiku Abubakar and his running mate tower above other contestants in terms of their experience and antecedents.
In the words of Aniagwu; “All the candidates have their qualities but, like you know in any examination, some will score ‘C’ and some ‘A’. Both of them have passed the examination but one scored better. Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa are in the ‘A’ region as far as this election is concerned.
“And because we have continued to interface with the people across the country, most Nigerians understand that Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa tower above other candidates in the contest.
“What we are interested in is that most Nigerians understand that Atiku Abubakar is in the A region of the endorsement box to be able to bring us out of the woods
“One thing is that every Nigerian irrespective of political parties understand the very parlous state of our country whether in the area of the economy, insecurity or our unity.
“Since we all agree that we have these challenges, the only issue we are yet to agree on is how we intend to address them but when you begin to tick the candidates experience and manifestos, Atiku and Okowa have what it takes to take us from our current situation,” Aniagwu said.
