The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Vice presidential candidate in 2023 election, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has appealed to members of the party to go and convince supporters of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, not to waste their votes.
Okowa, who is also the governor of Delta spoke on Friday at a campaign rally in Aboh, Ndokwa East local government area of the state.
He affirmed that while Obi cannot win the 2023 presidential election, he will take away votes from the PDP, thus enhancing the possibility of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC at the poll.
“We know that the Labour Party is not going anywhere and we need to sweet talk the party supporters not to waste their votes.
“Those supporters wishing to vote for the Labour Party are only indirectly helping APC and trying to reduce the vote of PDP.
“So, please go and plead with Labour Party supporters to return to PDP and join hands with us to change Nigeria for the better,” Okowa said.
The Governor said God would determine who Nigeria’s next president would be and not the G5 governors who he said are working to truncate the Akiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa presidential ticket.
He also expressed optimism that the G5 governors would eventually reconcile with the party and work for the victory of Atiku-Okowa ticket and the PDP in the 2023 election.
Okowa said, “God has said it that we the PDP will win this election. Many things may be happening now and people may be asking what about the G5 governors?
“These governors are our brothers; everybody is important. But what God has said will happen, nobody can change it. So, even if some of them decide to support APC, some will still remain with us because there will be division among them.
The real truth is that I have strong political eyes and I have observed that no matter what they do, PDP will win the forthcoming election, by the grace of God.
“It is only the power of God that can help us to win. So, no matter what the G5 said, that they would work with APC or any other party, we will win.
We the PDP are ready to change the so-called previous change. Therefore, everyone should go and get his or her PVC,” he said.
“The APC has finished Nigeria. They promised change in 2015 but they have destroyed our dear country with insecurity, hunger and poverty. To solve the insecurity challenge, we will amend the Constitution to allow State Police.
The Atiku-Okowa presidency will restructure Nigeria by allowing states to have more funds and more responsibilities to better the lots of Nigerians.
“We will amend the Constitution to give more powers and resources to states and local governments and we will encourage a private sector-led economy.
“Our economy was doing well prior to 2015, but the APC came and destroyed it again.
Nigerians are poorer and hungry because the economy is not good and when the economy is not working, there will be no jobs, because it is a good economy that brings industries.
“We have gone round a lot of states in the country and I can assure you that Nigerians have resolved to sack the APC,” he further said.