Following the Abuja PDP kangaroo primaries that produced the Former EFCC Boss Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the gubernatorial flag bearer of PDP in the state, the development may have not only stirred up internal crises and mass exodus of the party stalwarts to other political parties, but has also created apathy and tarnished the image for the party on the side of its supporters and sympathizers.
Only recently, the purported winner of the PDP gubernatorial aspirant concluded what he termed thank you tour of the local governments in the state. Follow up reports indicated that his tour suffered a serious setbackas many wind screens of some vehicles of supporters on his entourage were smashed, while others were reported to have chanted Boko Haram after his name to humiliate him. The information maintained that in some local governments in the state, even some card-carrying members of the party joined the masses to respond with a slogan “sai Gundiri” any time Ribadu and his team shouted “Adamawa sai waye”
Sources closeto the party secretariat stated that the just concluded thank you tour of the controversial PDP candidate was a tactical maneuver to test his popularity and the confidence people of the state repose in his candidature.
The same sources revealed that after the tour the controversial PDP candidate came face to face with the reality that he lacks the capacity and popularity to win the forthcoming election in the wake of free and fair election when he was reportedly quoted as saying that “even though I seem not to be the popular choice of the people in the state, but I have the chances of becoming the Governor of the state through electoral, security and judicial manipulation. Even if I score one vote during the election, the influence of my godfather whooccupies a high position in the presidency will pave a way for my victory at the polls”
Sources close to the PDP secretariat said that since the humiliation and outright opposition and hostilities the controversial PDP gubernatorial candidate faced inthe wake of his tour, he has engaged in series of meetings with his cabal to chart a new course that will facilitate his emergence as the Governor of the state without regard to the rule of law.
Sourcesalleged that the presidency is coming face to face with the reality of the weakness of PDP gubernatorial candidates of ten states in the country, whose possibility of winning election in their state is virtually impossible; it was reported that the presidency had arrogantly released ten billion to each aspirant, with Adamawa state inclusive.
Sources close to PDP secretariat alleged that the party has been doing underground work to win the forth coming election at all costs even if it means snatching ballot boxes. The sources who pleaded anonymity reliably disclosed to newsmen that there is a plan by the PDP to engage thugs in snatching ballot boxes with compensation of N2 million per box, apart from the use of compromising electoral and security officials.
Sources told newsmen that the party is planning to roll to the streets of the state stomach infrastructuresbefore the countdown to forthcoming election just as the party exhibited in Ekiti state recently as a maneuver to attract sympathy and support of the hostile electorates in Adamawa state.
A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that a friend(name withheld) told him that he was called by a familiar friend who is a die-hard of the former EFCC Boss, Mallam Ribadu and asked if he is interested to serve as an Adhoc Staff of the INEC to conduct the February elections.
He said that he was told that he would be recruited as an Adhoc Staff only on the condition of giving his consent to work for Ribadu as an Adhoc staff.
From this revelation, it is becoming almost clear that a group working for the “victory at the February polls may be walking under cover to recruit workers who are favorably disposed to the PDP’s candidate to facilitate rigging or electoral manipulation.
A source within the People’s Democratic Party told newsmen that before now, the proponents of Ribadu’s candidature or the existing cabal in the state have been working to ensure that no party fields Engineer Markus Gundiri as a gubernatorial candidate for fear of his amazing popularity and acceptability in the state. The apparent failure of this plot was said to have forced the cabal to explore the possibility of using some prominent Christian Politicians (names withheld) from Demsa, Guyuk, Mubi North and Madagali local governments to infiltrate the ranks of Church leaders and Pastors by offering them mouth-watering financial incentives to influence the voting pattern of Christians in the state.
Another heart-piercing plot is the alleged use of INEC officials to manipulate results of the election in favour of PDP in the state.
The same source alleged that a top ranking National officer of the INEC had asked a gubernatorial candidate of PDP in the state to name any Resident Commissioner of INEC of his choice for posting to the state to work out an apparatus for his victory at the February polls.
This plan was said to have been concluded before the recent reshufflement of some INEC Resident Commissioners across the country ahead of the February 2015 general elections.
Speaking to the newsmen, the publicity secretary of All Progressive Congress Adamawa state chapter, Rev. Padio Phineas, said that their party is aware of all the plans and maneuvers of PDP to rig the forthcoming election, adding that their party is putting measures in place to checkmate the PDP and its plans to rig the forthcoming election, elaborating that their party is ready to match PDP fire for fire until justice is done to the electoral process in the form of free, fair and credible election.
“Kangaroo eras of rigging election easily have gone, we are ready to cast and defend our votes until justice prevails. All the plans put in place by PDP to rig the forth coming election will be nothing but a far-fetched dream because their plans are finally exposed and our party is ready to match them fire by fire” Padio said.
Also speaking, the organizing secretary of the Social Democratic Party in the state, Engr. CharlseTumolva said that his party is aware of such plans to rig out the most popular candidate contesting under the platform of the SDP saying that 2015 will certainly not be a business as usual.
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