Peoples Democratic Party governors on Tuesday told
President Goodluck Jonathan that the road to 2015 would
not be smooth for him and the party.
However, they said they were of the opinion that the party
will still win the presidential election and majority of the
governorship seats in the country.
The Chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of
Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio said this on behalf
of his colleagues at President Jonathan’s presidential
declaration at Eagles Square, Abuja on Tuesday.
The governor, who is among the governors contesting for
the position of senator, said that the ruling party will not
handover to sponsors of terrorism.
While saying that he and other PDP governors were behind
the President, Akpabio said, “We were robbed of three
states, but the entry of Ekiti and Ondo States have increased
our number. We may end up with about 30 states.
“But Mr. President, we know that the route to 2015 is not
going to be very smooth but we are assuring you that at the
end of the tunnel victory is yours as victory belongs to all of
us and victory remains that of PDP.
“We will never be intimidated. You are like David in the
Bible, you are fighting all the wars today so that future
Presidents in Nigeria will have peace.
“We recognize that. You have taken the right step by building
the Almajiri schools particularly in Northern Nigeria, you are
building other schools in the South.
“You have decided to take education as a major step to
educate Nigerian children so that they will not be misled in
the future again.
“Never again will people mislead our children into
terrorism; never again will our children succumb to
insurgency. We are witnessing something that is totally un-
Nigerian and we are saying do not be intimidated, we are
behind you.
“Those who are behind you are more than those who are
against you. In 2015 all Nigerians are going to tell you that
we are behind you.”
He said that the opposition was fighting a lost battle, adding
that there was no way the ruling party would handover the
reigns of government to them.
He said that the opposition All Progressives Congress has no
plan for the country, describing it as blackmailer and agent
of destabilizer.
Akpabio added that opposition was fighting selfish war,
stressing that the PDP would not be intimidated.

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