National Rescue Movement, NRM, Tuesday denied the endorsement of the current Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu for their second term governorship election bid slated for September 19, 2020.
Director, Media and Communication, (NRM), Governorship Campaign Council, Shedrach Oka, cleared the air on the purported endorsement in a press statement he personally signed and made available to Journalists in Benin.
“The Ozono/Osadolor Campaign Council seating in Benin City, refutes the news that the National Rescue Movement, (NRM) is among the 35 deregistered political parties that entered into alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate Mr. Godwin Obaseki”, he said.
He saidNRM is still in court with the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and that with the current law suit against the candidate of People Democratic Party, (PDP) by All Progressives Congress (APC), it will be unthinkable for the NRM and his candidate Mr. Stevie Ozono to sign any pack with any political party knowing he is the candidate to beat in the forthcoming election.
He said the party is on a mission to rescuing Edo State from bad leadership adding that they urged all their party supporters and members to remain calm as this is one of the antics in politicking.
