Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has
boasted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming Edo
governorship election Governor Godwin Obaseki has no opponent.
Speaking on a live programme on
Wednesday, Wike said the people of Edo already knew the type of candidate the
All Progressives Congress (APC) presented to them following what Adams
Oshiomhole said about him four years ago.
Wike, in a statement by his
Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, said:
“Such a character cannot be accepted by Edo people as Governor during the
election.
“I respect the Benin tradition
and I know that Edo people are educated to know that Oshiomhole cannot play on
their intelligence.
“If he is now retracting what he
said of Ize Iyamu, who is sure that he’s saying the correct thing now.
“Adams Oshiomole’s sudden u- turn
is a great insult on Edo people. This is an opportunity for Edo people both at
home and in the diaspora to use their votes to tell Oshiomole they cannot take
his lies anymore.
“From all indications, it is
obvious that there is no strong opposition against Obaseki and he will win
convincingly”.
Wike, who is chairman of the PDP
National Campaign Council, stated he and his team accepted the responsibility
to lead the campaign because they are satisfied with results coming out already
from Edo State.
Wike said the PDP had continued
to take steps in strengthening the nation’s democracy with the promotion of
internal politics and resolving conflict of interests of members to achieve
common goals.
He said the success recorded by
the PDP in conducting free and fair party primaries in Edo state was evidence
of the internal democracy in the party.
The governor said all the
aspirants decided to work together to support the candidature of Obaseki
He said: “It was not easy to have
a sole candidate for the party in Edo state. People thought there will be
problems, given the fact that Obaseki was coming from another Party.
“But Party members who are
grounded and believe in the Party didn’t see any sacrifice too much to make.
“Even in Ondo State, the former
Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi who decamped to PDP contested keenly during the primaries
and lost . If there are other pending issues in the South West, be sure that
the Party will resolve them.
“That is exactly what Delta State
Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the chairman of South-South States’ Governors had
done.
“He is making sure that we are
all on the same page to ensure that all states in the South-South are
controlled by PDP”.
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