PDP Campaign Council Urges Electorate In Ondo To Protect Their Votes

By Ayodele Oni

The National Campaign Council of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Saturday’s Governorship Election in Ondo State on Thursday held its final rally with a call to Ondo State voters to be vigilant during the election.

Speaking at the rally which was held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the Chairman of the National Campaign Council and Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, urged voters to  do all to protect their votes to avoid manipulation by the All Progressive Congress, (APC).

Adeleke promised that the Governorship Candidate of the PDP, Agboola Ajayi will bring development to the state if elected as governor on Saturday.

According to Adeleke, the people of Ondo State are the only ones that can liberate themselves from the shackles of the APC-led administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Acting National Chairman of the PDP Damagun assured voters that Ajayi will not fail them when sworn-in as governor of Ondo State.

Also speaking, the Governor of Oyo State and leader of the PDP in the Southwest, Seyi Makinde urged voters to believe that the party has plans to develop the state, urging them to vote massively for Agboola Ajayi during the election.

He advised voters to monitor their votes and ballot boxes during the election and then leave the rest for the National Campaign Council to handle.

According to him, the APC is making luciferian scheme to rig the election by creating violence at Polling Units, but he urged voters to be very watchful and calm. He advised them not to engage in such violence but vote for Agboola Ajayi.

Also speaking, the governors of Bauchi and Adamawa states, Mohamed Bala and Umaru Fintiri said that the state will be blessed with the emergence of Agboola Ajayi as governor.

Both Bala and Fintiri added that they were in Ondo state to give supports to the party so as to ensure that votes count.

In his speech, a former Governorship Candidate of the PDP, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN berated the APC for making the people of Ondo State to go through hardship.

He recalled how previous PDP administrations in the state were constructing roads, building and equipping hospitals, building schools, seeing to the welfare of workers and making life bearable for their subjects.

Jegede, noted that Ajayi is an experienced administrator who will give succour to the people by returning to the old and good governance of the PDP.

Jegede urged men, women, youths and market traders to use their votes to send the APC packing, saying that the present administration has inflicted so much pains on the people.

In his brief remarks, the Governorship Candidate of the party, Ajayi who was flanked by his running mate, Festus Akingbaso promised that he will return all the lost glory of the state if elected.