Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has declared the state governorship election a ‘do-or-die affair’.
News About Nigeria reports that the governor said this during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in the Ekemwan area of the state.
He warned against any form of electoral malpractice from the opposition party.
“The person I took over from had no respect for our people, had no respect for women, encouraged prostitution and women trafficking.
“When I took over office our pensioners wore black on Labour Day, but today they wear white.
“When I took office, our youths had no jobs, but today don’t they have jobs? After eight years, is Edo not one of the safest in Nigeria?
“This election is a do or die; if they do, we will die. Next Saturday by this time, vote for PDP to become the next governor.”
On Saturday, September 21, the people of Edo State will file out to vote for the next governor of the state.
Asue Ighodalo of the PDP, Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) are the frontrunners in the governorship election.
Recall that the Edo PDP had asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeploy Anugbum Onuoha, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in the state.
The PDP’s call for Onuoha’s redeployment is due to his ties with Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The INEC REC had previously served as a special adviser on lands to Wike when he was the governor of Rivers.
He was briefly suspended from the state’s cabinet in 2016 before being reinstated.
The party also asked the inspector-general of police (IG) to “immediately redeploy” Nemo Edwin-Iwo, the police commissioner in the state.
