The Edo State governor and
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said
his second term ambition is not worth spilling the blood of anyone, reassuring
that the Saturday’s governorship election in the state would be peaceful and
violence-free.
Speaking shortly after a one-day
prayer and fasting session for a peaceful election, organised by the Edo
Christian Community for all the governorship candidates ahead of the election,
Obaseki urged eligible voters to come out en masse without fear of intimidation
or harassment.
The governor noted that there was
no need for any form of violence during the electioneering process.
He expressed confidence that with
the support of the people and his administration’s performance in the first
term, his party would emerge victoriously.
This was contained in a statement
by the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication
Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie.
Obaseki said: “The church is the
pillar on which we rest, and therefore, I have no fear whatsoever. I take
actions, and people say I am very courageous, but it is God and not me. I have
the church and God behind me, so why should I be afraid?
“Ordinarily, an election is
supposed to be a contest where people go to sell their ideal, and citizens in
their own free will go and vote for those ideals they believe in. It shouldn’t
be one where people will do anything to get power. The election should not be
one in which we shed blood because elections will always come.
“If you die in an election, you
will not be there in the next one to vote. So, there is no need for violence.
It’s unfortunate that where we are today, we are all afraid that there will be
trouble, that there will be crisis and violence, but by the grace of God, we
will all come out and vote, and there won’t be any bloodshed.”
“There is no need for any
violence, and if anybody decides to act violently, just walk away because our
lives are very precious. I have a covenant with God; if it costs the blood of
anybody for me to get into power, he should not let me have power,” Obaseki noted.
On his part, the National
President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude,
prayed that God would make peace reign before, during and after the election.
“God commit Edo into your hands,
and by this covenant, we proclaim peace over Edo; peace before, during and
after the election.
“The church speaks with one
voice, that those that have sold themselves to work against the destiny of Edo
shall be overwhelmed by their problems. In this election, rigging and evil will
not have their way.
“We knock the engine of their
operation; Edo people shall go out and vote their consciences and the will of
God will be done,” the clergy prayed.
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