Tuesday, March 5, 2019 12:37 am
Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Oyo State, has expressed confidence that the party would win six out of the seven political zones of the state conveniently on Saturday.
Mustapha told newsmen in Iseyin, Oyo State on Monday that the party was confident of massive support by the people of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the seven political zones of the state are Ibadan, Ibadan less city, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Oke-Ogun I and Oke-Ogun II.
He said that the party enjoyed massive support in Ibadan, Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun and Oyo, adding the ongoing coalition with ADC, SDP, ZLP
The PDP Chairman said that the coalition has adopted Mr Seyi Makinde, the PDP governorship candidate, as their governorship candidate for Saturday’s governorship election.
“The defeat of Gov. Abiola Ajimobi in the last senatorial election
“In Ibadan, all the governorship candidates of major political
“In Oyo, we will spring surprises and in Oke-Ogun, all is not going
“We may not win in Ogbomoso, but we are very sure that the election in that zone will be keenly contested,” he said.
Mustapha said the party’s performance in the just concluded
“Our party did well, though not up to our expectation in some councils as a result of manipulations carried out by the government of the day.
“These manipulations were carried out in some councils in Ibadan,
Mustapha said that the methods employed by the APC to manipulate
He denied the involvement of PDP in vote buying and election rigging, saying the party was not in government and could not get such huge
The party chairman said that information at their disposal revealed
Mustapha alleged that the imported people would use fake PVCs to vote for the APC, calling on security agencies to be neutral and perform their duties as expected.
The PDP Chairman tasked INEC and its staff from allowing themselves
“Let me inform you that the APC is planning to use men of the NURTW
“We have heard their plans and we won’t take it lightly with anyone
Speaking on former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala’s support for the APC governorship candidate, Mustapha said that the former governor left the coalition without his people.
“Alao-Akala’s only legacy in Ogbomoso is the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital and I can tell you that the people of Ogbomoso did not go with him because they are wiser,” he said.
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