From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed reservations about the chances of the party in the state in next year’s election.
He said while the chance of the PDP winning in the north has become brighter, same cannot be said of the south particularly in his home state.
Okowa, who spoke in Asaba during the party’s campaign in Oshimili South Local Government Area, tasked party faithful to embark on intensive door-to-door campaigns to mobilise voters for candidates of the party.
“God has sent me a message. God put in the PDP presidential ticket for a reason. Don’t be deceived, PDP will win. If you have been following the campaigns, you will know that the north is for PDP. The only thing I am afraid of is that as they are bringing the massive votes from the north, we should not lag behind in Delta.
“So we need to go from house to house to convince people to vote us; we need to work, our youths and women need to work extra hard. We need to mobilise. You know that it is one man, one vote, BVAS will be used. You should not disappoint me. When you bring the votes to join that of the north, we will win.
“When we get into office, I will have voice to proudly speak for Delta State. You have trained me in the act of governance, and am a very smart person. So, we will deliver to Delta what rightfully belong to the state.”
Okowa also urged the people not to be deceived by what he called the euphoria associated with the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), saying it lacked the capacity to rescue Nigeria from the dungeon the All Progressive Congress (APC) has plunged it.
“Labour Party cannot work, they are only taking PDP votes to give room for APC to win, but that will not happen. All we need to do is to advice the ‘Obidient’ people not to be deceived by the euphoria. PDP is the only party that can rescue and reset the country. Hunger and insecurity will not continue in Nigeria because of Atiku-Okowa ticket. We will bring Nigeria out and grow the economy,” he added.
Also addressing the crowd, Oborevwori promised to consolidate on the gains of the Okowa administration if elected.
