The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will officially flag off its presidential campaign for the 2023 general election on Monday, October 10, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital.
The presidential campaign is expected to hold at the Nest of champions stadium, Uyo.
The national publicity secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, while disclosing this on Sunday, October 9, stated all arrangements had been put in place for the campaign flag-off, adding that the party’s campaign would be issue-based.
Ologunagba added that party leaders and members across all categories, including former presidents, will be present in Uyo.
According to the chairman of the party’s presidential campaigns council and governor of the state, Udom Emmanuel, who signed the letters of invitation, the party extended courtesies to all former presidents produced by the party, including Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former vice president, Namadi Sambo to the occasion.
Others invited included former senate presidents David Mark, Pius Anyim Adolphus Wababa, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki as well as all members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.
All state governors under the platform of PDP, former governors, former ministers, all former presidential aspirants of the party, all serving and former members of the national assembly are also expected to be in Uyo on Monday.
Emmanuel, who was on hand to receive delegations at the Victor Attah international airport, Uyo, expressed delight over the hosting of the campaign flag-off and thanked the leadership of the party for entrusting him and other members of the campaign council with the task of driving the Atiku/Okowa rescue mission.
Emmanuel, while giving assurances of the campaign council’s preparedness for a grand rally to launch the PDP to victory, said that the flag-off promised to be stunning, adding that the outstanding performances by PDP governors had given impetus to the party.
The PDP vice-presidential candidate and governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, who was part of those who arrived on Sunday, said that the campaign kick-off would be an extension of the loudly celebrated 35th anniversary of Akwa Ibom state creation and commencement of PDP’s celebration of the 2023 victory.
Similarly, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, who was already on ground, lauded Emmanuel’s ingenuity of bringing his competence, skills and dexterity to aid the party’s affairs ahead of next year’s presidential poll, thus reaffirming the party’s confidence in his leadership ability, according to Arise News.
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