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By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has described the “boastful plot of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to takeover in the forthcoming election as sheer arrogance of a non-existing political party in the state.”
The minister of State for Petroleum Resources and leader of the APC in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva had declared a complete takeover at the “poorly attended” stakeholders meeting of their party in Yenagoa.
Reacting to the boast, the Bayelsa State chapter of the PDP through its state publicity secretary, Mr. Ebiye Ogoli, described the boast as a mere joke by a party that has no base and structure in the State where many of the members have since defected from APC to PDP.
“That party, APC, is in disarray in Bayelsa State. A party being ran by an individual after he muscled out other key actors just to be in control. Very disunited with no base, no structure. Their members kept joining the umbrella party since we came on board in 2020. Before the 2023 elections, we will wind down the APC in the state completely”, he said.
Mr. Ogoli said PDP remains the only viable political party in the state and that the people were wiser and would not allow the APC manipulate their votes like they did in 2019.
The PDP spokesperson, said the party was presenting quality candidates at all levels and that PDP would win all the three senatorial seats, five House of Representatives seats and the twenty-four State House of Assembly seats in the 2023 elections.
According to him, Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar of the PDP, remains the most experienced and prepared presidential candidate.
He stated that the outstanding performance of Governor Douye Diri, in different sectors has put the PDP in the pole position to attract most of the electorate to vote all candidates of the party.
Ogoli asked, “Does APC still exist in Bayelsa State? Bayelsans by now know the person of Chief Timipre Sylva very well. He was just joking since he needed to tell his few supporters something to cheer. Talk is cheap.”
“We have moved beyond the voodoo votes they recorded for themselves in 2019. The new technology of INEC has taken care of votes manipulation. With BVAS, results writing, like they did in 2019 is no longer possible. In any free and fair election in this state, APC cannot win a single seat.
“That party is a party of deceit. They have wrecked Nigerian economy. Insecurity is at the highest level. They have become so unpopular among Nigerians. We must work with the people to vote APC out. We are very confident Atiku will win the presidential election”, Ogoli stated.