‘Oyo People Are Independent Minded’ – PDP Mocks G5 Governors

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the people of Oyo State as independent-minded and politically savvy.

In a statement on Friday by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP commended the residents of the South West state for their dedication and loyalty to the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Ologunagba also hailed the persistence of party members and supporters in the state in expressing their support for Atiku at the flag-off of the re-election campaign for Governor Seyi Makinde.

The PDP spokesman stated that the PDP members and supporters demonstrated their loyalty to the former Vice President in defiance of attempts to dictate their electoral preference.

He, however, advised those seeking to dictate to Nigerians their electoral preferences to retrace their steps, saying that it is clear that the people are not ready to be influenced by personal, group, or sectional considerations.

The statement reads: “The overwhelming chanting of “Atiku! Atiku!” by the resilient crowd in rejection of a request that they follow the dictate of some individuals in the presidential election summarily conveyed, in one voice, their unnegotiable resolve to vote for Atiku Abubakar as the next President of our country.

“The people of Oyo State as independent-minded and politically savvy have again demonstrated their sobriquet as Pacesetter in the politics of Nigeria by establishing that power lies in the Will of the people and not the endorsement or dictate of any person or group of persons.

“Unambiguously, the expression of the people of Oyo State at the flag-off event firmly signposts and reaffirms the support of the South West geo-political Zone for Atiku Abubakar and all our candidates in the South West and across the country.”

Ologunagba said Nigerians across the board have seen that Atiku possesses the desired integrity, cognate experience, capacity, ability, mental alertness, and required willpower to unify and lead the nation at this critical time.

He added: “Nigerians across the board have found in Atiku Abubakar the desired integrity, cognate experience, capacity, ability, mental alertness, presence of mind, Pan-Nigeria deportment, and required Will Power to unify and lead our nation at this critical time.

“It, therefore, charges the people of Oyo State, the South West Zone, and all Nigerians to remain firm in their resolve by coming out en-masse to vote as well as take every measure available in a democracy to protect their votes in the overall quest to rescue the country from the maladministration of the All Progressives Congress APC and return her to the path of national stability, peace, economic prosperity and happiness of all, that Atiku embodies.”