PDP Won’t Allow Desperate Politicians To Hijack Power, Says Aliyu

Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, on Friday
said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would
not allow desperate politicians to take over the affairs
of the country this year, adding that the party would
campaign hard and ensure victory for its candidates, so
that they would continue the transformation of the
county.
He also described those who left the PDP for the All
Progressives Congress (APC) as selfish politicians, who
don’t have the interest of the country at heart.
Aliyu spoke in Mangu Council, Plateau State, during the
official flag-off campaign for Senator Gyang Pwajok,
the PDP gubernatorial candidate of Plateau.
“In the PDP, we cannot succumb to cheap blackmail
with people who can’t play politics the way it is
supposed to be played. The PDP has done a lot in
transforming the country and would continue to do so.
We are calling on the people of the state to come out en
masse come February 14 to vote for President
Goodluck Jonathan”, Aliyu said.
Also speaking at the occasion, Benue State Governor,
Gabriel Suswan, said the North Central Zone would
ensure victory for President Jonathan at the February
14 presidential elections.
“We in the North Central are like a family and we would
deliver our President”, he said and urged people in the
zone to forget about the propaganda of the APC and
work for the victory of the PDP.
“Our presidential candidate, Goodluck Jonathan, has
the interest of the country at heart and would continue
transforming the nation if he is re-elected”, Suswam
added.
The Senate President, David Mark, who was the
chairman of the occasion, said the PDP would win with
transparent votes in the forthcoming elections. “North
Central is for President Jonathan and we will continue
to support him and the party always”, he said and
cautioned youths against playing politics of violence.
The senate president also enjoined them to get their
Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) so that they won’t be
disenfranchised at the polls.
The gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in the state, Mr.
Pwajok, in his speech, called on people of the state to
work for victory of the party in next month’s elections.
He also tasked citizens of the state to always be their
brothers’ keepers regardless of tribe and religion and
pledged to consolidate on the achievements of the
incumbent governor, Mr. Jonah Jang.
The Director General of Pwajok Campaign
Organisation, Mr. Daniel Kungmi, who also spoke at the
occasion, said Plateau has been a traditional home of
the PDP and would not afford to fail the party this time
around.
According to him, “We would go from door to door to
campaign for our party and ensure victory for President
Goodluck Jonathan and Pwajok. We would ensure that
we deliver President Goodluck Jonathan with over two
million votes”.