… Dismisses reports that Niger Delta people have abandoned ex-VP
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Dr. Farah Dagogo, has expressed optimism that on the strength of what transpired at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, justice will be served and the party’s Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will reclaim his mandate as the true winner of the Presidential elections.
Dr. Dagogo, who was also the immediate past Lawmaker that represented Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, equally dismissed reports that Atiku’s core supporters in the Niger Delta, especially Rivers State, have neglected the former Vice President since the outcome of the elections, describing it as ‘ preposterous, unfounded and false’.
The former Federal lawmaker, who made this known, Tuesday, in Port Harcourt, when he met with a Niger Delta Atiku support group, assured that Atiku’s support base has remained strong and ‘ rather than deplete as being wrongly postulated has instead increased exponentially’.
He said the PDP and Atiku have fully utilized the avenue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to adequately make their cases with watershed proof of evidences.
” Our party, the PDP and our Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar were able to prove beyond all reasonable doubts with factual and watershed evidences of how we were denied victory at the Presidential Polls. We are a law abiding people and we have tabled and fully highlighted our observations, reservations and other shortcomings from the electoral process that were unleashed to undermine our victory. I am optimistic and I believe you all share same optimism that the Tribunal will do justice to our mandate.
” Let me also use this opportunity to douse any insinuation that Atiku’s core supporters in Rivers State and by extension the Niger Delta, have deserted the Turaki Adamawa. It is preposterous, unfounded and false. The truth is that, the core support group of Atiku Abubakar, rather than deplete as being wrongly postulated, has instead increased exponentially . We are all committed, principled, and devoted to following this process to a logical conclusion which we strongly believe will be crowned by reclaiming Atiku’s mandate, ” he added.
Ibrahim Lawal,
SA Media and Publicity to
Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, Ph.D
11/07/2023
