One of the Presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has vowed not to withdraw for any of those contesting with him for any reason even as he expressed confidence that he will emerge the candidate of the party in tomorrow primary in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State.
Reacting to the news making in an online Medium, Sahara Reporters that he had stepped down for Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in the race to clinch our great party’s ticket for the upcoming 2019 presidential elections, Dankwambo described as spurious.
“Ordinarily, I would not have given response to such aimless, infantile, unscrupulous and poorly written article, but I have a duty to dispel rumors like this that is capable of demoralizing our teaming supporters who have worked really hard for our victory.
“I wish to state categorically that I am still very much in the race. I therefore call on our supporters and delegates to disregard the fictitious report by the News platform notorious in peddling falsehood.”
Dankwambo said that having worked hard and toured the entire country meeting Stakeholders, party leaders and delegates telling them of his aspirations to contest for the office of the President under the platform the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he had no reason to now step down for anybody.
“I cannot at this point in our journey throw in the towel when we are at the threshold of history. “We are determined to see through this to the very end. We are confident on winning tomorrow’s election and no amount of falsehood and mind game will derail us from achieving this mandate.
“As a loyal party member and one that has stayed with the party in its good and bad times, I am well prepared to win the ticket and lead our great party to victory in 2019.
“As a trained Economist and chattered Accountant, I understand the workings of government and as a trained accountant; I formulate policies that will take Nigeria from the current economic quagmire that the nation has been plunged into.”
Dankwambo said that he had an unflinching determination that is forged through a sheer force of will to build a prosperous Nigeria for all, regardless of our ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.
