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From John Adams, Minna
Still basking in the euphoria of mass defection of over 5,000 members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to its fold last week, Niger state Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the party candidates against embarking on campaign of calumny, saying that the party will not hesitate to discipline candidates goes against its guidelines for campaign.
This is just as the party said it has acquired not less than 100 campaign vehicles ahead of the September date for the commencement of political parties campaign for the 2023 general elections.
The State Chairman of the party, Barrister Tanko Beji stated this in Minna shortly after an expanded meeting of the State Working Committee and party caucus, including the 25 local government party chairmen held at the party secretariat.
The meeting, he disclosed was to strategize towards the commencement of the campaign next month ahead of the 2023 general elections, stressing that the party is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory for its candidates at all levels in the next year general elections
While revealing one of the party’s strategies for a successful campaign, the Chairman maintained that apart from issues based campaign, it will adopt a bottom-up approach where the people at the grassroots will be engaged to ensure total victory for the party.
The party however said that it has directed all its candidates and supporters to make sure that their campaigns are issue based devoid of any rancor and acrimonies, as this is the only way the party can ensure victory for all its candidates both at the state and at the national level in 2023.
Beji therefore warned that any member of the party that contravene the party campaign rules and guidelines would face sanction no matter how highly place, pointing out the party will strictly monitor activities of all the support groups and individuals to ensure compliance.
Beji further stated that due to the secular nature of the state, and the need for religious balancing, equity, fairness and justice, the party decided to go into the 2023 elections in the state with a Muslim/Christian ticket, adding that it is another strategy by the party to guarantee victory at the polls.
Beji expressed optimism that the PDP is out for a total victory come 2023 “because the people are tired of the failed promises of the ruling APC and are eager to vote them out of office in 2023”.
According to him, “devoid of any campaign of calumny, we will speak on the ills of the ruling APC, we will remind the people of all the failed promises of the ruling party”.
He argued that as things are right now, PDP is the only alternative for Nigerians to have effective and efficient service delivery at all levels of government.
He said the party will embark on a vigorous campaign for its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Governor Ifeanyi Okowa while at state level, it do same for the governorship candidate Alhaji Isah Liman Kantigi, his running mate Samuel Gomna and all other party candidates.
