Ngige will win – Aregbesola Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the governorship election holding in Anambra State today. ngigeHe said in Akwa, the state capital, that his party, having done everything expected of it, would emerge the winner. Also some chieftains of the APC yesterday said victory in today’s election “is certain for their party as long as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts a free and fair election.” They believe their party’s candidate, Dr Chris Ngige, stands out among the other contestants in terms of experience, knowledge and acceptability. Interim National Secretary of the APC, Tijjani Musa Tumsah, who led other party chiefs to Awka to ascertain the level of preparation, spoke on their expectations. Ogbeni Aregbesola said: “We have played our part according to law. If you ask me what my expectation is, you should be able to guess it. I expect the candidate of my party, the APC, to win, of course. And we want to say that if the election is not compromised, if it is not manipulated, we will win. I am not expecting anything short of victory. “And that is why I have to warn that we shall resist every attempt to manipulate or compromise this election. Nigeria must move forward from this point to a greater, prosperous and developed level. Those who are bent on holding her down and pulling us backwards would be told that they cannot do that again. “I am expecting nothing short of victory for Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige.” Aregbesola, who also addressed the Yoruba community in Akwa, advised them to be of good behaviour and keep the peace. Tumsah said: “We’re here to ensure that our preparations are completed and that all systems are put in place to ensure victory. We have also been able to see first hand what levels of preparations are going on on the government side and the other parties’ sides. “From our own side, I think everything is satisfactory. We have been able to put all measures politically possible in place to ensure that our candidate emerge victorious, barring any hanky-panky by other bodies involved in this election. “We want to see an election that is free, fair and transparent. We want to see the INEC deliver all the items on time. We want to see that the security forces are up to the task of ensuring that there is peace and quiet at every polling unit. We want to ensure that all results are reported as voted. We want to ensure one man one vote.” Tumsah further said: “The party is confident of victory because it has the best candidate who has proved his ability to govern well in the past. “The APC’s chances are bright. The results, if transparent, free and fair will show. We have quite a few reasons for having that confidence. “First, the candidate is a tested and tried person. He’s a known quantity in Anambra. He’s very popular with the masses. They have seen him in action before. So, he has the previous record to work with as opposed to the present governor who hasn’t done so well, and is trying to foist another person on the people of the state. “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not offered any candidate who is even close to our candidate in terms of knowledge, ability and governance. So you see a multi-faceted approach to our confidence. “My message to voters is go out and vote. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t be bought. Ensure that your votes count.” Engineer Babachir Lawal, an APC national officer from Adamawa State, said Ngige would win by a landslide. He said: “We expect to win by a landslide. We have a good candidate. We have run a very good campaign. And we expect the NEC to conduct a free and fair election. We expect the law enforcement agencies to be impartial. We have the numbers. We have good programmes, and the people love Ngige. “We’re well prepared for the election. We expect everybody to do his part in a free, fair and impartial manner. I left Adamawa to come for this election. If I was not 100 per cent sure of winning, I would not have come here. So, we’ll win this election. “I urge voters to come out en-masse, cast their votes according to their conscience and resist intimidation.” Former Deputy National Organising Secretary of the party, Princess Adol Awam, said “Anambra women are fully behind Ngige.” ”God willing, from the way things are going and the way things are on ground, APC will win. Ngige is on top. Money and rigging are different ball games. Everyone, as far as Anambra State is concerned, talks about ‘Onwa’ (the moon). Onwa ga eti ozo (The moon will shine again). “The ‘moon’ (Ngige’s nickname) had shone before and the people want it to shine again. This is a man who knows what it takes to take Anambra up and forward. This time, we’re not talking about business moguls or ‘money miss road’. We’re talking about an intellectual, someone who knows what governance takes.”
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:24:59 +0000
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