SATURDAY POLLS: Uduaghan Calls on Deltans to be Peaceful … Debunks Claims Of PDP Aligning With Other Political Parties

AHEAD of Saturday’s elections, the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Deltans to comport themselves lawfully and avoid any action capable of leading to breach of peace.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State (2nd right), Prof. Amos Utuama, SAN Deputy (2nd left), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (left) and Delta State PDP chairma, Mr. Edwin Uzor. during PDP stakeholders meeting

Besides, he said that there was need for the people to conduct themselves properly to avoid the wrath of the law and security agents that will be on duty.

Speaking at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders meeting in Asaba on Wednesday, stressed that everyone must conduct themselves orderly as the government will not tolerate anything that will breach the peace of the state.

“The Police has a firm directive from their headquarters that anybody seen around the vicinity of the CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) apart from accredited party agents should be arrested as electoral materials will be moved from the CBN office tomorrow (Thursday, 25/03/15) to the local government areas and from 8 am on Saturday, materials will be at the polling units where accreditation will start by 8am”, he said.

“I don’t want any of you to fall victim of this security arrangement, it is necessary we conduct ourselves properly and peacefully.”

“The Presidential election is coming up on Saturday and I want to brief you so that we will not make mistake, the INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) is using the card reader to identify the owners of the PVC (permanent voters cards). There are going to be three boxes at the polling points, there are going to be three ballot papers, please get it right for us not to get confused because, if you put the vote for the Senate in the Presidential box, it may be declared invalid, we must vote for our President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan.

Governor Uduaghan also reiterated that the PDP in the state has no agreement with any other political party and urged members of the PDP to vote only for PDP candidates in the elections.

“Nobody has negotiated with anybody to vote for another political party, we want to get hundred per cent for the PDP, we want to be the state with the highest number of votes for the President”, he stated.

“For the Senatorial and House of Representatives elections which are also coming up on Saturday, it is PDP in the three senatorial district, nobody has paid anybody to dump the PDP for another party. There is no negotiation, no agreement or any meeting held for our people (members of the PDP) to vote for another party. Please press the umbrella symbol all the way”.

“This explanation is important because of lies and rumour mongering, we need to clarify where we stand and let our people know where we stand.”

The Chairman of PDP in the state, Chief Edwin Uzor informed members of the party that security agencies, especially, the Police are prepared for the elections and urged that members must not be found wanting.