Oshiomale Predicts APC Gubernatorial Victory in Bayelsa State
Governor of Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has vowed that the All progressives Congress will defeat the People’s Democratic Party, even in Bayelsa state in the 2015 general elections.
Oshimhole who marked his sixth year anniversary in office on Wednesday, said President Goodluck Jonathan has failed to benefit the people of the state since he assumed office.
“What is the Scorecard of the PDP in Edo State and in Nigeria? The PDP has commissioned the resurfacing of Ofosu to Benin Road in a period of 16 years. That is all PDP has to show in Edo State for over a period of 16 years,” he said.
“The PDP Federal Government controls 52.8 % of declared federal collections and Edo State share of that 52.8 % and all they have to show in 16 years is the resurfacing of Ofosu-Benin old carriage way.
“My challenge to my opponents in whatever name they are called, people who spent 10 years in Edo deceiving people, we have shown that they wasted our 10 years but we were not deterred by their failure but rather inspired by the opportunity that we have to reposition Edo State.
Reacting to the president’s claims during the PDP rally that Edo state would ‘fall’ to the party when Oshiomhole leaves office, the governor said, “Let me ask you – can Edo State fall? Can the President fall any of you? He even went on to say that Rivers Stage will fall to PDP. I need you to mark the word ‘fall’ and when you go back home, take your dictionary and look at the ordinary and special meaning of the word ‘fall’.
“To fall is to collapse, to fall is to speak in the language of Soldiers. When they have used the force of firearms to overcome their enemies and they capture them with the aid of guns after killing many, they can say that the territory has fallen
“So is the President going to use the armed forces to fall the people of Edo State? I want to put him on notice that Edo State is not an enemy territory to be felled by Armed Forces and the Commander-in-Chief must not target Edo for falling. Edo will stand and march on.
“On the contrary, APC will defeat the President in Bayelsa State, APC will defeat PDP in Rivers State, and APC will defeat PDP in Cross River State. APC will defeat PDP in Delta State, APC will continue to bury and bury PDP in Edo State.
“We have moved away from the politics of sharing salt, banana and sugar cane at the eve of election. Today, the Edo woman understands that providing school for her child is better than giving her a bag of salt once in four years.”
