By Seyifunmi Odunuga
Nigerians have been assured that come 2023, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will regain central power and will make things better for the country and its citizens.
The Governors noted that Nigerians have experienced what it called bad governance from the All Progressives Congress (APC) presently in power.
They also maintained the National Assembly must approve electronic transmission of election results.
REPORTERS AT LARGE recalls that the National Assembly had rejected the proposal during a plenary on Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill.
The governors elected on the platform of the party under the aegis of the PDP Governors’ Forum disclosed this in Bauchi State, assuring Nigerians that the party will salvage the nation from all its challenges.
In a ten-point-communique at the end of its meeting in Bauchi, the state capital on Monday, Chairman of the Governors’ forum, Waziri Tambuwa said: “On the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Governors identified the need for free, fair and credible elections in the country and called on the National Assembly to entrench Electronic transmission of results of elections in the nation’s electoral jurisprudence.”
He also requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deploy appropriate technologies necessary to ensure votes of all Nigerians count.
Speaking at a reception held on Sunday night at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Bauchi after their meeting, Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said that the PDP has the solution to the predicaments facing the country.
Represented by the Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, Tambuwal said that the country was in a very sorry state and is faced with challenges ranging from insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, unemployment, poverty among others, pointing out the PDP has what it takes to deliver Nigeria from its problems.
He said: “We have no hope except in PDP. We will live in the PDP and salvage whatever the country is left off when we regain power in 2023. If you look around, all the PDP states are where there is work ongoing. I am sure, I am speaking the fact and minds of many Nigerians.
So if you are a bad and corrupt man, go to APC where your sins are forgiven.
“We do not agree and believe in intimidation, we will remain in PDP, we capture the power, change and improve Nigeria. Those who said that they were going to conquer and remove Boko Haram in six months, is now six years and they are still there, they cannot do it. It is getting worse, it is now several Bokos, not one Boko Haram. It is now Herdsmen Boko Haram, herdsmen Haram.”
Speaking earlier, the Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, said that PDP is the only party that is united. He added that he has the experience to take Nigeria out of the blues. He further said that the party is getting a lot of support from colleagues in other parts of the country.
