PDP national convention: David Mark warns delegates against voting fair weather presidential aspirants

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Senator David Mark, Friday declared in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to the delegates at the venue of the party’s national convention that he was the candidate to beat and, that other candidates would step down for him to emerge as the consensus candidate.

He also cautioned the delegates that it would be unfair for the fair weather friends to inherit the product of their struggle in PDP.

“We know those who are good Party men and women. We know those who absconded when we had challenges. We have rebuilt and re-branded the party. They are welcome back but it will be unjustified for them to inherit the product of our struggle”.

He urged party faithful to be guided by good reasons in their choice of the PDP presidential candidate, pointing out that those who were fair weather friends yesterday would not be different tomorrow.

Mark said this while welcoming delegates to the convention and maintained that “I’m well equipped and prepared for this assignment. My blueprint is designed to address grey areas and imbalances in our national life”.

In his words, “I’m the aspirant to beat. Other aspirants will step down for me.

The presidential hopeful also said, “My credentials and wealth of experience puts me in a very good stead to win. I know other aspirants would step down and vote for me. I’m the aspirant to beat.

“Our program would give every citizen a sense of belonging. No one should be oppressed or marginalized in our country”.

Further, he said gainful employment through industrialization and agriculture, functional Education, improved health care system among others would be his priority if elected.

He affirmed that has traversed the length and breadth of Nigeria and have come to the inevitable conclusion that “all we need is good governance anchored on equity and justice for all”

However, he urged the delegates to vote for him as the candidate of choice that would usher in peace, unity and prosperity to the nation as peace and unity would be an offspring of justice and equity.