Ayade Rally Support for Jonathan as CRS PDP Campaign Train Hits Odukpani
The Cross River State wing of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council, had what is perhaps it’s largest audience since the campaign tour commenced. The Campaign train which has been sweeping across the three senatorial zones of the state, to rally support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates, for the April 11, rescheduled governorship elections, yesterday had hundreds of thousands of supporters in hand to receive the party campaign train at Odukpani.
The venue of the rally, Eky, was literally overwhelmed by hordes of party supporters who had converged to welcome the governorship candidate, Senator Ben Ayade, and his running mate, Professor Ivara Esu, the state PDP Chairman, Ntufam John Okon, Cross River State Deputy Governor, Barrister Efiok Cobham and the party’s candidates for the Southern Senatorial Zone led by the Chairman of the Campaign Council, Governor Liyel Imoke.
Addressing the mammoth crowd, Governor Liyel Imoke reminded them to think of their future as politics was all about the future and less about the present, adding that the future belonged to the youth and any wrong decision they make today could adversely affects their future.
According to him, “The future belongs to you the youth. Politics is about the future and less about the present. The future depends on you the youth. I hear stories of guns and cutlasses being purchased for you to use during the elections. This is not good politics and I must tell you that in your generation, elections should be about issues and performance and not personalities.”
The crowd went into a frenzy as Ayade gyrated to the trending dance style called ‘Shoki’, when he was officially introduced. Echoes of ‘Carry go, nothing do you’, ‘Ayade, the face of continuity’, rented the air.
Addressing the teeming crowd, Ayade promised to attract investments in the oil and gas sector in Odukpani Local Government, pledging to consolidate on the gains of the previous administrations.
Responding, the Paramount Ruler of Odukpani Local Government Area, Asakhara Ekanem Ita Ekanem Umo commended Sen. Imoke for a job well done and pledged the council’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan, Ayade and the entire PDP candidates in the southern senatorial district.
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on Feb 13 2015. Filed under Ben Ayade Desk.
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