Sen. Gabriel Suswam stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has addressed the issue of vote box snatching with the implementation of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS).
At the flag-off of the Benue North-East senatorial campaign on Monday in Adikpo, the administrative center of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue, Suswam gave a speech.
He warned people against thinking about stealing voting boxes because it would be a pointless endeavor.
He pleaded with the populace to focus on gathering support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“The time for stealing voting machines and other election supplies is over.
You are wasting your time by stealing a vote box.
For our party to win, Suswam stated, “all you have to do is staff your polling places with your Permanent Voters Card (PVC).”
He also counseled them to run issue-focused campaigns rather than ones that were built on animosity and insults.
The Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, expressed confidence that the PDP will resoundingly prevail in the general elections in 2023.
With such a large attendance at the event, Ortom claimed to be fairly certain that the Benue North East would cast a sizable number of votes in favor of the party.
“I’ll venture to say that the PDP’s strongholds in the state are the Benue North-West and Benue South Senatorial Districts.
By 2023, PDP will be the only option.
All the posts will be won by our party, Ortom guaranteed the crowd.
The governor emphasized that he believed in the unity of purpose when he declared that party members will continue to work together for the sake of the state and the PDP.
The PDP candidate for governor in the state, Mr. Titus Uba, who was represented by his running partner, Mr. John Ngbede, urged the populace to support the party and keep their unity, emphasizing that if they did so, they would win.
Additionally, Dr. Paul Orhii, the guest speaker, asked the party faithful to support all of the party’s candidates in order to help them bring projects to their respective communities.
Ityavyar claimed that Suswam had brought a lot of worthwhile things to his neighborhood and added that one good deed merited another.
The event’s co-chairwoman, Mrs. Mwuese Ubebe, gave the crowd the assurance that women in the zone would fight tirelessly to ensure the PDP’s win at both the state and federal levels.
Margaret Icheen, a former speaker of the Benue Assembly, predicted that the PDP will rule the whole nation by 2023.
