The Edo State Governor,Mr Goodwin Obaseki,on Sunday said his re-election is not a do or die affairs,and advised Edo people to shun violence during the September 19 gubernatorial election.
Speaking,the PDP Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, while addressing journalists in Benin City,the Edo State capital said Obaseki is happy with Edo people for supporting him and his party, the people’s Democratic Party (PDP)
The Publicity Secretary also alleged that the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomohole is using soldiers to scare Edo voters,and also warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu to stay away from Edo politics
He alleged that Tinubu has asked the 20 Local Government Chairmen in Lagos to raise 15 million naira each,all totaling to 300 million for the September 19 gubernatorial election in Edo State.
According to him, “The Edo State Governor Mr Godwin Obaseki has appealed to Edo people that his re-election is not a door die affairs,We appeal to Edo people to shun violence during the September 19 gubernatorial election,we are worried by the undertone tactics by the APC, the former National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomohole is using soldiers to scare voters in Edo State.We warn the Chief of Army Staff, General Yusuf Burutai and the Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and stop Oshiomohole from using the Army to scare voters in Edo.
“We also want to state that,the national leader of the APC, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu has asked the 20 LGAs in Lagos State to raise 15 million naira each, totaling to 300 million for the Edo State election.We want him to stay away from Edo State.”
He also warned the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Nigerian security agencies not to allow themselves used by anybody to rig Edo election, urging Edo people to come out in large number and vote for PDP next Saturday.
