The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal yesterday assured that the All Progressive Congress, APC, would win the Bayelsa State governorship election despite the controversies which trailed the party’s primary election in the state.
DAILY POST recalls that the governorship primaries was marred by allegation and counter-allegations which led to the cancellation of the first one necessitating the conduct of a second primary. Shortly before that one of the leading aspirants, Timi Alaibe, withdrew from the race in the interest of the party but his supporters in their hundreds are reported to have now now defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
But in an interaction with newsmen at the APC secretariat in Abuja, Tambuwal stressed that the party would ensure that every APC member in Bayelsa State worked towards its success at the polls.
Tambuwal expressed confidence that the Governorship Campaign Council set up by the party would deliver the state to APC come December 5, adding that victory in a free and fair election in the state is sure.
According to him, “Our task is clear to us and the task has been defined and blessed by God Almighty. We shall do everything within the confines of the law to bring Timipre Sylva to the Government House after December 5.
“I assure you, Mr. President and members of our party that by the grace of God, we shall not fail you in the execution of this assignment. Thank you for appointing us to serve and the service we are going to render.
“The signals are clear from Bayelsa and by the grace of God, the state is ready for the change train. Bayelsa is set to join the ruling party. Sylva’s records are there to speak for him.
“I have been to Bayelsa while he was the governor and after he left office. The records are clear. I believe the people have the advantage of comparing the two individuals we are talking about and I believe the APC candidate will be the one the people will vote for.
“As a party, which has imbibed the culture of winning free and fair elections, you should know that we are ready to set out as a team to ensure that APC and its candidate win the Bayelsa election.
“Members of the party in the state are working together. You can see that the chieftains were around for the inauguration of the campaign council and it is work in progress.
“We shall ensure that we bring everybody on board to make sure that the party wins this election. We have taken the factors into consideration and the signs are clear. By the grace of God, APC will win this election”.
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