Speaking at the grand finale of the PDP campaign at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Jonathan said: “I want to re-emphasise the good works of Senator Imoke.
“Let me start with a statement made by ex-President Obasanjo when he said that he sometimes envies the unity we have shown in Cross River State PDP family.
“You know in every state, so long as we are human beings, we would have cause to disagree, but whether we disagree what makes us unique is our ability to resolve our differences.
“When I came in here and saw ex-Governor Donald Duke and his wife and others it made me very happy. That shows that Cross River State is one.
“We appreciate what the former governor started and what Liyel Imoke continued and has added to these legacies and that is how it should be.
“If there is continuity and unity, not infighting, then you see that the state would develop.
“The government of any administration is like building a house. One block on top of the other till you are done, but when one governor comes and starts to demolish what has been done by his predecessors, you will be moving but there will be no progress.
“Cross River State is quite unique. Imoke continued with the spirit of the former governor and that is why we are all here.
“We need to be here. I am here, Vice-President is here, Obasanjo is here, Senate President is here, and Speaker of the House of Representatives is here.
“All the PDP governors of the Southsouth are here, and of course all the senior citizens.
“So for those of us from Cross River State, we urge you to come out and vote on Saturday, you go there and make sure you vote Liyel Imoke back.”
Sambo said the PDP at the national level had seen the good work Imoke has done in the state.
Sambo, who is also the chairman of the party’s campaign for the Cross River governorship election, hoped that the party would win on Saturday.
Mark said the PDP had resolved to always sell good products to the electorate.
His words: “PDP will never sell a bad product. When we came to this stadium, we started looking for prominent sons and daughters of the state who were not here and we discovered that all of them were here.
“So, if we couldn’t find any, who else will vote for other opposition parties, none. PDP is the only party that can guarantee the future of Nigeria. Imoke is a good candidate.”
Baraje said Cross River State had not known any other governor in the state besides the PDP.
Obasanjo, who is also the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees Chairman, said: “The reason I am here is because my people have a saying that when your masquerade is dancing well then you are a happy man.
“Our dear Imoke is my own masquerade, and he is dancing so well.
”If you have not seen it, you have heard it. I have seen it and heard it and tasted it and felt it.”
Also present were Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha; Governors of Akwa Ibom State (Godswill Akpabio), Rivers State (Rotimi Amaechi), Bayelsa State (Seriake Dickson) and Kaduna State (Patrick Yakowa).
