The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday at the Legacy House , Abuja inaugurated its national campaign council for the 2019 presidential election.

The council is chaired by the PDP National Chairman , Uche Secondus while the PDP presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar is a co – chairman . The Senate President, Dr . Bukola Saraki is the Director – General. Other members of the council include the PDP vice presidential candidate , Peter Obi ; the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Yakubu Dogora ; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu ; a former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan , his former deputy, Namadi Sambo , the PDP Board of Trustees Chairman , Senator Walid Jubrin.

Secondus said PDP would provide better governance and deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians if elected into power at the presidential level .
Saraki said the council would work hard to win the election.

Atiku called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law , the Electoral Act amendment which he said was on his desk if he was really interested in the conduct of free , fair and credible elections.

According to him , signing the Electoral Act amendment into law was necessary because elections were governed by laws and that good laws were required to ensure credible elections.

He said , “Such laws constrain the behaviour of all who are involved in the electoral process , including the candidates and their supporters, security agents and the electoral umpire ( in this case the INEC )”

Atiku said the 2019 presidential election would be tough based on the alleged desperate moves of the APC government to cling to power at all costs.

He said , “We are facing an APC government that is desperate to cling to power at all costs , which means that this will be a tough presidential election . ”

The former vice president said it would take a focused campaign that would not take anything for granted and a campaign of eternal vigilance for victory to be guaranteed.

Atiku said that he was not surprised that the APC government was running a campaign of “ personal attacks and innuendoes ” which he said was caused by the fact that the party had failed to keep its promises to the Nigerian electorate.

“Having little to point to as its achievements in nearly four years in office , it wants to distract our people by choosing personal attacks over issues.

“A government that has been in power for nearly its full term should be campaigning on its achievements , its record , rather than personal attacks and fresh promises it obviously will not keep .”

count | 76

PDP Inaugurates National Campaign Council