The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on behalf of
the entire PDP family heartily congratulates the Governor of Rivers
State, H. E. Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the people of Rivers
State on the triumph of the PDP in the just concluded Rivers State
Re-Run Elections.
2. With the Results of the Elections declared so far by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) after so much intimidation and
harassment by the Nigerian security agencies, the Party won two Senate
seats, six House of Representatives seats and ten State House of
Assembly seats.
3. It is important to note once again that the South East Senatorial
District Election purportedly won by Senator Magnus Abe still remains a
farce and will be contested at the Tribunal. For the umpteenth time, we
re-iterate that there was no election in that Senatorial District, and
the Results concocted for Senator Abe was the handiwork of the Army, the
Police and the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi working in concert
with the INEC.
4. We commend the zeal, determination and support of Governor Wike
for standing against undemocratic tendencies, and the entire people of
Rivers State for rejecting the APC and the Federal might deployed to
oppress them. Rivers people have shown that the will of the people
cannot be defeated no matter the coercion.
5. We are particularly proud of all our Candidates in the Elections
for remaining united in the face of daunting provocations. We
congratulate the winners on their victory and those that were frustrated
by INEC for their gallant performances. We were confident that we would
have won all the Seats contested but for the schemes of enemies of
democracy. The PDP as a law abiding Party will contest all outstanding
issues in the Tribunal and the Court. We have extreme regard for the
Judiciary and believe that the Court will do justice to all the issues.
6. Once again, we condemn the militarization of Rivers State by the
Federal government of Nigeria. Election is not war and we wish to urge
the APC led government to deploy the Army to protect our brothers and
sisters in the North-East that are falling daily to the dreaded
insurgency and other troubled zones in the Country instead of using them
to rig elections.
7. Finally, we thank all PDP supporters nationwide for their support
and contributions during the Re-Run Elections in Rivers State. We say
well done! Remain loyal and continue to encourage us to do more in
future elections in the Country. This is a test case for the 2019
General Elections and we must all be prepared to protect our votes and
defend democracy in general.
God bless Rivers State! God bless the PDP!! God bless Nigeria!!!
Signed:
Prince Dayo Adeyeye
National Publicity Secretary
National Publicity Secretary
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