Muazu Predicts PDP's Victory In 24 States Come April 11

Adamu Muazu, national chairman of the PDP, has voiced his confidence in the party’s nationwide success in the April 11 governorship elections. He called on fellow PDP members to contribute to the party’s victory in 24 states.

PDP national chairman Adamu Muazu

In his Saturday’s statement, Muazu named the targeted states: Lagos, Rivers, Imo, the currently PDP-controlled Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Gombe, Benue, Plateau, Niger, Kogi, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna, Ekiti and Ondo.

Even after the opposition APC’s Muhammadu Buhari won over the PDP’s Goodluck Jonathan in closely-fought presidential election, Muazu is positive the PDP still got everything to retain their influence come governorship elections.

“I urge the PDP faithful to pick up the pieces and ensure that we return quickly to our old winning ways. There should be no room for voter apathy that was a major factor to our losing the presidential election,” Muazu said.

“While our opponents were savouring their famous victory, we should out flank them and corner at least two-thirds of the states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“This is not an impossible target if we return to our elements with immediate effect. We have done it before and we can do it again. Nothing will be sweeter than PDP taking Lagos, our own Rivers state, and Imo. Our candidates in these states are first-class material who have fully penetrated the political structures of those states and are set to win.

Muazu says the PDP are keen on demonstrating that “their presidential victory is nothing more than a one-off that won’t be repeated in a long while.”

“The key to winning the remaining election is heavy turnout and voting the PDP all the way. There should be no tactical voting. Be consistent in your support for the party. What we experienced in the presidential election is merely a hiccup which we must cast out in the gubernatorial polls.

“All PDP supporters must remember their pedigree, our track record and history of the party and the source of our electoral feats of the last sixteen years. We are the reason that democracy has taken root in Nigeria since 1999. This is something every member of our great party should be very proud of.

“We have only lost a battle, but the war to bring our country to the highest level of democratic governance is still to be won or lost. Our governorship candidates should go out and finish the good fight and come up trumps in the remaining gubernatorial and houses of assembly election on the 11th of April. We are remaining the winning party, and, by God’s special grace, we shall win again and again.”