13th December, 2014
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Chairman PDP, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Felix Obuah has dismissed the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, as inconsequential and a hard sell, noting that, he will lose next year’s election to incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
President of Senate, Senator David Mark, who was junior officer in the Nigerian Army to Buhari had expressed fears that the emergence of Buhari for APC poses a formidable challenge to President Jonathan in the 2015.
However, the state PDP Chairman, while congratulating President Jonathan for what he considers a great feat in the most democratic and peaceful election process by the party, noted that his emergence is a product of the peoples demonstration of their reciprocation of the laudable transformation initiatives championed and delivered to all Nigerians, irrespective of their tribes, religions, social class, and political affiliation.
Obuah stated that it could not have been anyone else other than Jonathan, following his pedigree, humility, diplomacy, intelligent leadership prowess and ‘Nigerianess’ required of a Nigerian President at this time in the annals of our history.
While assuring Jonathan of the massive votes by Rivers people come 2015 elections, Obuah stressed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Flag-bearer and former military head of state “General Buhari, is obviously a hard sell for his party, not only as a Muslim extremist, who treats issues on religions lines, but his diminishing, absurd and out-modeled leadership qualities that can no longer stand the test of time.”
He asserted that from every indication, the emergence of Gen. Buhari had provided an easy ride for President Jonathan, who has performed overwhelmingly well and still energetic, focused and poised to deliver democratic dividends to Nigerians.
The Rivers PDP Chairman, Obuah, also commended the unanimous decision of the party for the endorsement and subsequent election of President Jonathan by the Party delegates at the National Convention, Wednesday, December 10, 2014, in Abuja, saying it was a well thought out position that will further cement the unity and successes of the Party in the coming years.
He described APC as a pack of frustrated, incompatible and combustible elements. Obuah believes that too soon, the party will explode with colossal and irredeemable loss on Buhari and his co-travelers.
Obuah reiterated his appeal to all well-thinking Nigerians to ignore the noise from the empty container, the APC, and come out en mass to support and vote for Jonathan to ensure Nigeria does not divide along ethnic and religious lines.