ABUJA- National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus has expressed optimism that the party would reclaim power in Ekiti state in court.
Uche Secondus
He stated this at the 80th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party which held at the party’s headquarters, Abuja on Monday.
Briefing NEC members present at the meeting, National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus lamented the manner of conduct of the recent Ekiti State governorship election which the party lost to the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the PDP would go the whole hog to reclaim the state in court.
“This meeting was called to review recent happenings in the country and to take critical decisions that would help salvage the country’s democracy.
“Another example of how the system has decayed under the watch of the APC is the recent Ekiti election. What happened in Ekiti was a shame and mockery of democracy. It was disgraceful.
“Let me assure our teeming supporters that we have all the polling units’ results and overwhelming records of electoral infractions by the APC, security agencies and INEC. We will reclaim our mandate in court.
“The security agencies threw decency and fairness over board, openly teargassing, intimidating and arresting PDP supporters. They chased away PDP agents, provided cover for APC thugs to snatch and stuff ballot boxes all in the bid to assist INEC to rig the election in favour of APC,” he alleged.
Bemoaning the recent killings in some parts of the country, Secondus faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of national security noting that under his watch, human lives have become worthless.
“Nigeria is truly at a crossroad. In our wildest imagination, none of us thought that Nigeria could deteriorate to the level it is today. Life is no longer worth anything with rivers of blood a constant spectacle.
“The monkeys and baboons have been truly soaked in blood. No day passes without innocent Nigerians being slaughtered in their numbers by killer herdsmen, bandits or Boko Haram. Insecurity has so worsened that people are genuinely scared to travel freely.
“Yet, this was a government that promised to wipe out Boko Haram in a matter of weeks. The lack of political will to rein in the killer herdsmen has left Nigerians and the international community in shock,” he lamented, even as he called on the party not to allow a repeat of what happened in Ekiti in the Osun governorship election.
Also speaking, chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Senator Walid Jibrin said the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, which recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would succeed in kicking out President Buhari in the event if his emergence as APC Presidential candidate.
On his part, Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio urged Party supporters to brace up for the glory that await them saying, “We may become the majority party in Nigeria very soon and we are not just going to be the majority in negotiations but also in both chambers.”
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu sympathised with party leaders over what he called their persecution by government, urging to take the situation as a price to pay for democracy to flourish.
“We sympathies with our members unjustly persecuted. We are happy that they are alive, that is the prize for democracy.
“We cannot allow injustice in this country and that is why we are building a nation where no body will be unjustly treated,” he noted.
Present at the meeting were Deputy Senate President, Like Ekweremadu, former Senate President, David Mark, Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, former governors of Kano, Niger, Cross River, Katsina, Benue, Kogi and Plateau States, Ibrahim Shekarau, Ibrahim Babangida, Liyel Imoke, Gabriel Suswam, Idris Wada and Jonah Jang respectively.
Others are former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki, ex- Defence Minister, Bello Haliru and former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara among others.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/ekiti-well-reclaim-our-mandate-in-court-secondus/amp/

In prison not In court. Millions of pdp cant stop Buhari.

I like it when looters return our money through wasted spending.

mr Secondus in your OGOGORO DREAM

Even though I'm a full blooded Igbo, biafra will never come. I don't want to apply for visa to Nigeria because i have invested alot in Alaba market.

Yèyé

Funny man

It’s not as if PDP is better than APC, just that Nigerians are left with just two choices; bad or bad.

Just to avoid looking like they abandoned Fayose.

Word n opposite...TALL---short..GOOD----bad...PDP----?

ifymadu:
It’s not as if PDP is better than APC, just that Nigerians are left with just two choices; bad or bad.

haha

Best of luck with that...if indeed d Ekiti election was rigged as u claim, d court will give u back ur mandate...But if not, I hope dis crying over a self-inflicted defeat will be put to bed once u lose so dat we can move on...Not dat u will start singing another song...in fact, i am beginning to think dat d noise is getting too much and too prolonged sef...if indeed u have concrete proof dat d election was rigged head to d tribunal already and stop making noise...and stop giving ur supporters prolonged and false hope

Ejimagift:
Even though I'm a full blooded Igbo, biafra will never come. I don't want to apply for visa to Nigeria because i have invested alot in Alaba market.

Alaba aside, what is the guarantee that Igbos are united among themselves. I’m a full blooded Igbo man and I see no unity among the Igbos; see the case of South Sudan, they’ve never known peace since breaking away from Sudan.

This secondus is stupid. Is it the same boko haram that the late azazi said PDP is its sponsor that he is blaming Buhari for?

Even the so called herdsmen issue has PDP and her modus operandi written all over it.

Bunch of liars.

Which mandate is this one talking about. Both local and international observers said the election is okay, both the conduct and every other things. The only the everyone is shouting is votes buying and both parties are liable even though there's no recognized method to detect that and tender it in court. Secondus should rather come with facts rather than the usual shout shout of we will reclaim our mandate. Courts don't work on chest beating but rather facts.

This is good development! Kick out these unprofessional sycophants call APC

ifymadu:
It’s not as if PDP is better than APC, just that Nigerians are left with just two choices; bad or bad.

Worse and worst.

APC is worse
PDP is worst

Was Secondus blind and deaf when Fayose refused to pay salary and arrears BUT decided to give #3k alert to all civil servants a day to election and 4k during the election in order to vote for his anointed candidate and not heavenly anointed? Pride and arrogance can't win election in Ekiti because it's established on knowledge (fountain of knowledge)

Losers

Truth is mine!

which mandate? The one your neck collar jester of a governor is finishing has taken our dear Ekiti ten years backward.

If u dear say this poo in Ado Ekiti, hungry and angry youths go Second beatings for your body.

Gibberish... Advise Fayose to use d money pay Ekiti workers salary. It is done n dusted for u guys.

As it was reclaimed in 2014 by APC when Fayose was frustrated the tribunal to the extent a judge was slapped by him.
PDP should better forget Ekiti and focus on general election of which God will still put you to shame.
Looters' party!

deebsman1:

Worse and worst.

APC is worse
PDP is worst

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deebsman1:
Which mandate is this one talking about. Both local and international observers said the election is okay, both the conduct and every other things. The only the everyone is shouting is votes buying and both parties are liable even though there's no recognized method to detect that and tender it in court. Secondus should rather come with facts rather than the usual shout shout of we will reclaim our mandate. Courts don't work on chest beating but rather facts.

It is part of their game to sustain their supporters for other elections ,raise their hopes so that the members won't leave for greener pastures

Calers:
In prison not In court. Millions of pdp cant stop Buhari.

YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST TOO ARROGANT, NOT JUST THAT YOU'VE SYSTEMATICALY TURN APC TO RELIGION PARTY WHILE GENERALITY OF THE PARTY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS DISPLAY THIS TYPE OF YOUR STUPIDITY, THINKING NIGERIA ONLY BELONGS TO NORTHERN AND SOUTHWEST MUSLIMS, YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMM ABOUT THE CONCERNS OF OTHER NIGERIA CITIZENS OF DIFFERENT FAITH, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR WATERLOO. Mark my words.

Sure thing

Fayemi is just a tenant na

Awada kerikeri.Abeg,knack us beta news

SHOT!!!SHOT!!!! SHEEEEEEEEEE SHOT UP AND SHOT DOWN Mr second position.

SECONDUS you and your PDP have no mandate any were in Nigeria including your state River state and can never have mandate in NIGERIA again. YOU WILL remain a Secondus u are a secondary person and a secondary party till your irritating faces will melt away out of Nigeria politics,

THIS-------------------IS--------------BUHARI-------------------And not YOUR Gej or,Obj. BUHARI can never be panicked with your crooked PDP dirty politics INEC is no longer the same jokers since Jega time. Osun is coming Secodus man you will again become second in Osun. Most of your deffectors will not regain there political status again after 2019 No Noise 2019 is coming you feel Buharism Once again.

SAI BABA

Ejimagift:
Even though I'm a full blooded Igbo, biafra will never come. I don't want to apply for visa to Nigeria because i have invested alot in Alaba market.

Igbo Amaka. Ke bi na?