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Accept Defeat If You Lose Ekiti Election: Atiku To APC

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has ask the All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept defeat in good faith if they lose the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State.

While on a visit to Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti, Atiku noted that losing an election to a rival party should be seen in the light of the concession by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 presidential election.

Members of the PDP governorship campaign council was with Atiku during this visit.

However, the former vice-president also expressed satisfaction with the height of preparedness of the PDP for the election.

“We are satisfied that the Peoples Democratic Party is prepared for this election,” he said.

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“We hope that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will accept the outcome of the election.

“They should be democratic for the first time. We have seen how democratic they are, but for the first time in 2015, we have the opposition party taking over from the ruling party, we expect them to do the same.”

Fayose in his remark said the PDP is ready for the election, vowing that the people of the state would defend their votes.

“They (PDP leaders) are here because they know that PDP has won this election. Everyone is on the same page with us,” he said.

“We are looking forward to observers from all over the world because I am the voice they want to suppress. We are prepared for the election and we are going to win.”

Personalities in Abubakar’s delegation were Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president; former Senate President David Mark; Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor of Kano state; Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun; and  Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe of Abia state.

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