The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Thursday urged the people of the state, particularly
Edo South Senatorial District to vote the APC, saying the ancestors of the people have ordained APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo for governor of the state come September 21st election.
The party leaders also said the other two Senatorial Districts, Edo North Senatorial and Central Senatorial zones have agreed to give their support to the party.
Director General of the All Progressive Congress(APC) Campaign Council , Matthew Urhoghide joined by other chieftains of the party said if elected into power, the party candidate, Okpebholo will not give them any reason to regret their decision.
Speaking during a ward to ward campaign in Egor Local Government Council Area, Urhoghide said all the people in the state and political leaders from across the three Senatorial Districts have all given their support to the APC candidate, Okpebholo.
A former deputy governor of Edo State, Pius Odubu, said the PDP led government has failed the people describing it as a wicked government that should be rejected at the poll come 21st September governorship election.
Odubu accused the Obaseki-led government of not inaugurating the 14 lawmakers elected in 2019, including the member elect for Egor LGA, Crosby Eribo.
On his part, a governorship candidate of the APC in the 2020 election, Ize-Iyamu, said the Governor Godwin Obaseki must not be allowed to bring a successor .
Ize-Iyamu alleged that nothing has been done in the past eight years of the Obaseki-led government, saying that Okpebholo is the way to go.
” If people that have not done anything say we should give them a chance. We will never support them.”Ize-Iyamu said.
Also speaking, Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu said Obaseki and his godson, PDP gubernatorial candidate, Asue Ighodalo, should be rejected just as Prince Eweka urged Egor people to vote for the APC, saying the ancestors have ordained the APC candidate as the next governor of Edo State.
A former governor of Edo State and
Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole said converting of old and young market women to prisoners by the Obaseki-led PDP government will be over after the APC wins the September 21st governorship election.
” I need you to go home and tell the other people who have gone to church and market to on September 21st go and vote the APC because we are dealing with a very wicked governor and his assistant. ” Oshiomhole said.