PDP must go in 2015----Oshiomhole
(Nigeria) Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has said that Nigerians must
reject the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at all levels in next year’s general elections, noting that as
long as the PDP remains in power, Nigerians will remain in darkness.
Speaking on Wednesday, when he received about 2,000 defectors
from Oredo and Egor Local Government Areas of the state led by Mr. Festus
Osaretin Oviawe and Igbe Kingsleyrespectively, Oshiomhole said the choice
before the people in the next election is very clear, a choice between darkness
and change.
According to him, “in 16 years, Edo has gained nothing from
the PDP besides the resurfacing of the Ofosu-Benin road and the attempt at the dualisation
of the Okene-Benin road, with all its imperfections, which they were forced to
embark on after we cried out that how could they dualise the road from Abuja and
stop abruptly in Okene without extending it to Edo.
“In 16 years,after spending over $25 billion, yet we have no
light. Now they have shared the electricity company to their friends and
associates. For as long as they remain in power, Nigerians will remain in
darkness. Our companies will remain shut and the economy will be subjected to
the vagaries instability of the international oil market.”
Accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of abandoning Edo,
Oshiomhole said: “he got 95 percent votes from Edo. What has he done in Edo, what has
he done in Benin City? The Queen Edo erosion was caused by the Federal
Government and I have written several letters to them to come and fix their
mess, yet they ignored us and gave money to Delta, to Kogi.
“See the newly refurbished airport in Benin, I was there and
the roof was leaking during the rain. Is that the kind of government we still
want in Nigeria, no way.
“For too long across Nigeria, PDP has buffeted us with
untruth, lies, deceit, empty promises, both at the political level and economic
front and every day they have run short of lies and they have run short of
excuses.
“It is not possible for a he-goat to live long to become a
sheep, it can’t become a ram, a he-goat will always be a he-goat. PDP can never
change and I think you all will also agree that they themselves are aware that
they need to change but the more they try to change, the more they remain the
same.
“You know before my election in 2012, I remember they were
shouting, ‘this is new PDP and I was saying what is new? The head is the
same old PDP and it has become even older now, almost approaching a hundred. So
the head has not changed and so the body couldn’t have changed but they know
they have nothing to change.
“We will sweep PDP away from Abuja and the way we are repairing
Edo, the way All Progressives Congress, APC is repairing Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Imo, Ogun, Rivers and other APC
states is the way we will repair Nigeria.”
Speaking to the decampees, Oshiomhole said “with you joining
us, we are having a renewed encouragement and a renewed determination to even
do more for the people.”
Leader of the decampees from Oredo Local Government Area and
two-time aspirant to the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Festus Oviawe said,
“We are leaving PDP because of the injustice done to us and we have decided to
join APC in the state”.
He said, “Let me thank the governor on behalf of my
supporters for creating the enabling political space in the state for
participatory democracy to strive. APC is not a party like our former
party where if you don’t have someone behind you, you don’t have a businessman
as a leader of the party to stand behind you to influence the election, even
when you have your own personal money to do so, without having anybody behind
you as your leader, you are not going to be nominated in any election at all.
“Unlike APC, we have seen you through the media where you
went to Iyamoh and queued up to vote for the person of your choice whereas in
PDP it was not so”.
Mr. Oviawe saluted the courage of the Comrade Governor in
piloting the affairs of the state and the political maturity exhibited in spite
of the provocation by opposition PDP Leaders in the state and promised to work
with the Governor and APC to deliver Edo State in the next general election.
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