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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Bayelsa State Governor, Diri Douye, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not take its opponent, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) for granted, ahead of the November 11 governorship poll.
Douye, PDP candidate, stated this at the inauguration of the party’s National Campaign Council for the Bayelsa poll.
Nevertheless, the governor expressed confidence that the poll was a done deal for the PDP, stating that some members of the APC in Bayelsa have pitched their tent with the opposition party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
“One thing I would like to point out is that the election we are going into is an election, like everyone has said here, that we believe we have won. But there is a popular saying in my place that when a blind man tells you he is going to stone you, it means that he is standing on top of a stone. So, let us not take our opponents, especially the APC, for granted.
“In Bayelsa, I would like to let you know that this election is across party lines. So, we are not going there to deride APC. There are so many APC members who have come out openly to say yes, in Abuja we are APC, but in Bayelsa, we are PDP.
“On ground, like everyone has attested to, it is like 80-20 percent election, but we will not take it for granted because somebody is boasting that whether the people like it or not he is going to win. That means he is standing on a stone. And we must remove that stone from under him, that is all that the PDP needs to do.”
“I am not very sure that even the federal might that we used to know of…I’m not sure there will be any federal might for a candidate that has been roundly rejected by the people. The Federal Government is also not a government that will be anti-democracy. The Federal Government will stand to defend democracy.
“We are in a democratic system and I believe that if we work well and we do not take it for granted, we have already won. It is not over until it is over. For those who are boasting that they will stone you, that they will win this election, they must be standing on something, let us look deeply and remove that stone that they are standing on and that is the only time we will coast home to victory.”
Chairman of the campaign council, Governor Kefas Agbu of Taraba State, urged members of the PDP to unite ahead of the poll.
Agbu noted that the opposition party would leverage on the successes and achievements it has recorded in Bayelsa State to secure victory in the poll.
“As we embark on this journey, let us remember that unity is our strength. Let us foster an environment of collaboration where innovative ideas flourish and define our strategies. Sooner or later in the month of November challenges will face our resolve, but together we shall overcome them.
“We shall do that with the support of our people in Bayelsa. As we move forward, let us lead with our hearts and minds united, guided by the belief that we shall win again as we have always won. We promise the people of Bayelsa a brighter future.”
