Ekiti 2018: APC Must Be Ready To Concede Defeat To PDP- Atiku
The former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has predicted victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be prepared to accept defeat of the poll in good faith.
Atiku, who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the PDP urged the APC emulate PDP who conceded defeat to APC in 2015 Presidential election, saying the party displayed its democratic credential for the first time by accepting the outcome of the poll.
The former Vice President spoke Monday in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital during the meeting of the Ekiti PDP Governorship Campaign Council.
Members of the council at the meeting, included the Deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, former Senate President , David Mark, former Kano state governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel among others.
Atiku expressed satisfaction with the level of the preparedness of the party towards the impending election.
“We are satisfied that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is prepared for this election. We hope that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will accept the outcome of the election. They should be Democratic for the first time. We have seen how Democratic they are, but for the first time in 2015 we have opposition party taking over from the ruling party, we expect them to do the same.
Also fielding question from journalists, Governor Ayodele Fayose said that the only thing the opposition APC is holding on to is to allegedly rig the poll, saying that the PDP had already won the election.
‘’They (PDP leaders) are here because they know that PDP has won this election. Everyone is on the same page with us. The only thing the APC is holding on to is to rig the election. We have told INEC that this is a pointer to the 2019 election. They should save their image.
“The country is bigger than all of us. Let me tell them, if rigging has been tried elsewhere it won’t work here. The people will defend this election. We are aware of plans to bring thugs here to disrupt the election, the people will stand up to them.
“The PDP leadership are in the state today to strengthen our hands and assured us of their support. I want to say that this election is about the people for the people and it must be so. Ekiti election is not only about Nigeria, the whole world is watching.
“We are looking forward to observers from all over the world because I am the voice they want to suppress. We are prepared for the election and we are going to win.”
