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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) has expressed confidence within the skill of their candidates at each the nationwide and state ranges to reclaim political energy from the ruling get together, the All Progressives Congress (APC), forward of the February 25 and March 11 elections.
Hakeem Olalemi, the vice chairman of the Lagos central PDP, whereas talking to reporters on Wednesday on the state secretariat in Lagos on the shut of the Basic Meeting assembly of the Lagos State Chapter of the PDP, promised that the get together was not solely prepared however assured of victory for Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and different candidates.
Olalemi assured Nigerians of the talents of their candidates to ship on marketing campaign guarantees; he described Abubakar as a person on a mission to rescue Nigeria.
He accused the ruling get together, the APC, of throwing the nation into the present financial and safety challenges.
He appreciated all of the get together leaders throughout the 20 native authorities areas for attending the grand marketing campaign of the get together to showcase itself to Nigerians.
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“You possibly can see that every one get together leaders throughout the 20 native authorities areas are right here. And that is the primary time we’re doing this meeting for the reason that assumption of workplace. Now we have been in workplace for only one yr,” Olalemi stated.
“That is the primary time within the historical past of the Lagos State PDP that now we have a democratically elected chairman and EXCO. We went by way of that election, which you all witnessed, and I promised each certainly one of them that I might be trustworthy in my administration.
“I can be clear. I select to stay with the grassroots. That’s the reason now we have this gathering, and right this moment you possibly can see that so many individuals have decamped from different events… We simply need to ship a message to them that they need to stand agency and work for the get together, and that victory is bound by what they stand for and what they consider in,” he famous.
In an announcement that likened Atiku to being the precise candidate to form the way forward for the youth within the nation, the chairman stated, “Sure, I’m saying this as a result of I do know who Atiku is. He’s examined; he has achieved it earlier than as vp. We all know PDP financial system when he was the vp. That’s the reason I’ll solely say what I do know—the reality and nothing however the reality. I can let you know that Atiku together with his five-point agenda to deliver youths on board, ladies on board—even put aside tens of millions of {dollars} to usher in funding from all around the world and different programmes, he has expressed.
“He put it in black and white; everybody can see it, not the copycat ones. I do know that Atiku is being strengthened by God as a result of he believes within the folks. He believes within the devolution of energy. He believes that when he will get there, the insecurity problem can be a factor of the previous as a result of when you’ve an excellent authorities, the current problem will vanish virtually instantly, and when the financial system begins to increase, folks which are travelling in another country will come again.”
He made reference to the great instances of the previous Lagos State governor, Lateef Jakande, who engaged numerous Indians to develop the state, a scenario that’s in sharp distinction to the ‘JAPA’ phenomenon presently ravaging the nation.
He added, “That is precisely what Atiku goes to deliver again as a result of different leaders who’ve had the chance to rule a state have destroyed the way forward for the folks. I can state this as reality. How will you think about some drug addicts main this nation?
“Once they have debased humanity in Lagos State, what you see now’s that you simply see folks with sticks… intimidating folks; there isn’t any concern of God. That is what should be modified in Nigeria and Lagos State.
“By the grace of God PDP goes to nationwide and going to take Lagos State.”
