…PDP can complain to wherever after our victory
… Says NWC has zero tolerance for failure
By Ezeocha Nzeh
Amidst the condemnations that trailed the vote buying allegation that rocked the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti state, national Chairman of the ruling All Progressives congress (APC), senator Abdulahi Adamu, has tasked the party’s campaign council for the July 16 governorship election in Osun state to ensure that it does not return with cries and complains
Adamu, who inaugurated the 86 man council at the APC national headquarters on Thursday in Abuja, charged them to win the election for the party at any cost, even as he reminded them that the current NWC of the party has zero tolerance for failure
The former Governor of Nasarawa state assured the council that the party will be behind them to win the election first, stressing that the opposition can complain to wherever it likes
“You will recall that just about a week ago, faced the challenge that was posed by the governorship election of Ekiti state and with God’s own grace, we were able to scale with flying colours it wasn’t by the divine grace of our Creator mighty God.
“The next huddle we have is to confront with all vigor with all strength that we can master the forth coming Osun governorship election.
“So we must be prepared to face him eyeball to eyeball. There is no sparing for any reason what so ever, no sparing his party the PDP. We are going there to win by the grace of God.
“That plan to win, the ability to execute the plan is with the leadership that this council is going to provide in the campaign efforts.
“I urge you to leave no stone unturned. I urge you to go there and do whatever is doable within the laws of Nigeria and our electoral laws to win.
“My tolerance level and this national working committee level for failure is really really zero. Most of you have been statesmen in your own right, the offices you held before today, but for this exercise take off the big guns take off the creepy suits were and go down the trench and bring that victory we want.
“Nobody should come back to us crying, failure is not our own by the grace of God.
Whatever it takes within the laws of the land, i said go for it, win the election.
“Let them go complain let them go wherever, let’s win the election, we have no apologies whatsoever for this posture because these two elections are for best to the national election coming up in 2003.” he charged the committee
Adamu explained further that winning the election will go to “our credentials that we have the winning track record, this National Working Committee that you elected we have a commitment.
“There’s no option to winning the national election and these state elections are like I said forebears to the national election.
“We must show those who love us by showing those who are our adversaries in the strongest possible way that we are in control.
“No apologies to anybody, we are the party of government, we are the party ruling the country today, no apologies for anybody.
“The reality is Nigerians chose APC and we’ll do everything we can to retain this position of envy”. The APC National Chairman boasted
In his remarks, Co-Chairman of the Campaign team, Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano state, called for a total reconciliation in Osun state before the election.
He said: “So reconciliation is totally necessary so that we will believe in each other. We agreed that all stakeholders in Osun state will come together and constitute into one single force in order to win this important election.
“I am happy the secretary of our great party is from Osun state and I think he is very useful to this election.
“Some of us who participated in the last election that brought the current governor into office, we knew the interplay of variables that took place, and that led us to a new terminology in election, inconclusive election.”
Ganduje, however, assured the party of his commitment, saying “I believe the stakeholders in Osun state will add value to their preparedness and ensure that the 30 LGAs in Osun state leadership have all prepared for this election.
Osun declares Friday public holiday for PVC collectionDetermined to offer its residents the opportunity ttto express their franchise in the July 16 governorship election. The Osun state government has declared Friday a work free day to enable residents residents of the state to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, Osun Government harped on the importance of the PVC to the performance of their civic responsibility.It added that the state government does not want anyone to be disenfranchised in the July 16 poll, hence, its decision.
The statement read in part: “The Government of Osun State acknowledges the importance of workers in democratic process, and is aware that the only way workers can give life to their aspiration for a worker-friendly government is through their votes.“The government does not want anyone to miss out on the opportunity to exercise their constitutional right, especially as it affects their overall wellbeing and the security of their future.
“Consequently, Friday, June 24, has been declared work-free day in all government offices across the state, to enable all public and civil servants pick their PVC so they can perform their civic duty”, the statement read.
