An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart who is a founding member and former secretary of the government of the federation (SGF) , Engr Babachir David Lawal has endorsed Adamawa State PDP’s governorship candidate, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
Lawal in a press statement accused APC Party members as criminals who are trying to seize up the seat of power out of their ill gotten wealth and called on the electorates never to give them a chance.
This is the full details of Babachir David Lawal’s statement as presented to our Yola correspondent:
“I ENDORSE AHMED UMAR FINTIRI
“Many people have been urging me to provide guidance as to my preferred candidate for governorship of Adamawa State for the next four years.
“To me, it has been a sorte of hobson’s choice. Be that as it may, and in the light of last week’s election farce which has cast our country into both local and international opprobium, and which has cast our people in to a state of national despondency, it is very important that Adamawa State citizens have their hopes in democracy and good governance restored, if only marginally so. While criminals are trying to seize control of the federal government and its recourses, it is important that same is not allowed to happen in our state.
“It is with this in mind that I urge all the citizens of Adamawa State to come out massively and cast their votes for a second term for Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri on Saturday, 11th February, 2013.
“But, we must not underestimate the desperation of the opposition who, lacking in morality and buoyed by excessive ill-acquired wealth will in desperation, seek to subvert the people’s will as happened last week.
“Therefore, during this election, all citizens should be very vigilant in ensuring that their votes are counted, recorded on the proper result sheets, and photographs taken of the result sheets.
“Citizens must also ensure that the results are uploaded on to the INEC viewing portal by the election officials before departing the voting centers. They must also escort the results to the ward and local government collation centers and whilst there ensure that the polling unit results are properly tallied and recorded. Let us leave them with no space of time during which heavily compromised electoral officials might try to alter the results.
“I wish all Adamawa State citizens a safe, violence-free and successful election outing on Saturday, 11th February, 2023. Come out massively to vote in Ahmadu Umar Fintiri as our governor for a second term.”