Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopeful, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his vice, Peter Obi will storm Port Harcourt today as part of their nationwide campaign tour.
\nDirector and Head of Publicity of the state PDP campaign, Barrister Emma Okah in a statement yesterday said the campaign would be \u201cThe Mother of all rallies,\u201d as he called on party supporters and lovers of Atiku to join in welcoming the presidential candidate.
\nAtiku\u2019s visit to Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State is expected to be one of the last leg of campaigns ahead this Saturday\u2019s presidential election.
\nSince the beginning of the campaign early this month, the former vice president has garnered huge support across the country.
\nHis visit to Katsina, which is Buhari\u2019s home state drew thousands of party followers and admirers such that the stadium and many streets in the capital were shut down.
\nThe same was recorded in Kano yesterday when the Atiku\/Obi presidential campaign arrived the ancient city believed to be the stronghold of APC.
\nPDP\u2019s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus while speaking at the Kano rally yesterday said, \u201cKano has fallen, Kano is now 100 percent PDP.\u201d
\nSecondus said the myth and belief that Kano was the stronghold of Buhari has been shattered with the huge crowd at the Kano stadium.
\nThe PDP National Chairman further assured that, \u201cYou cannot come to Kano to rig election again\u2026what we see here today is like a revolution and the people have agreed that they will vote for the PDP.\u201d
\nSecondus assured the people of Kano that bad times were over with Atiku as president, saying \u201ca vote for the PDP will put food on your table.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has assured that the PDP would not make vain promises as the APC did in 2015 to deceive the people.
\nSpeaking in Katsina last weekend, Atiku said he would return peace to Katsina and provide jobs for the youths.
\nMeanwhile, the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has revealed the only way the presidential election slated for February 16 can be rigged.
\nIn a short video clip on his twitter handle, yesterday, Saraki explained that election on Saturday can be rigged only when the electorate don\u2019t show up in their large numbers at the polling units.
\nHe further called on youths across the country to ensure they go to the various polling units and cast their vote, adding that future of the nation lies in their hands.
\nSaraki, who is also the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, urged the youths not to consider ignoring the polls as an option.
\nHe said: \u201cThis message is to our youths. With over 40 per cent of registered voters, you can decide the direction of our country through your votes.
\n\u201cYou may not be entirely satisfied with the political process, but not voting is not an option.
\n\u201cYou have started the process by collecting your PVCs, you must follow through and vote next Saturday.
\n\u201cToday, all over the world, your generation decides who leads their various countries; Nigeria must not be different. You guys are hardworking, innovative and patriotic, so you must play a role in deciding who leads us for the next four years.\u201d
\n\u201cCome Saturday, February 16, you must come out en mass and vote. To sit at home is not an option. You have a big say in your future only if you vote.
\n\u201cThe purported reports that the elections might be rigged can only happen when electorates don\u2019t show up at the polling units.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerians who have collected their permanent voter cards to exercise their civic responsibility by voting their preferred candidates in the Saturday\u2019s general elections.
\nA statement signed on Saraki\u2019s behalf by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, highlighted several reasons why Nigerians need to participate massively in the forthcoming elections.
\nAccording to the statement, \u201cWe have all seen how the last four years have gone. It is time for Nigerians across the nation to choose economic growth over poverty; choose security over the growing and fast spreading insecurity; and choose competent leadership over leadership that is outdated.
\n\u201cIf you have ever questioned if Nigeria can be better, coming out to vote with your friends and relatives who have PVCs next Saturday will be your answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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