Integrity, reliability and truthfulness of contestants will determine the winner of the September 19 Edo governorship election, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council on Edo State governorship election, Nyelsom Wike, has said.
He said in spite the number of contestants, the incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki epitomised such virtues.
The PDP National Publicity Secretary and Secretary, Publicity Sub-Committee of the council, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement released in Abuja said Wike is optimistic that Obaseki would be re-elected.
He stated that the Edo electorate could not be swayed to the contrary by deceptions, lies and antics, adding that the people of the state were with Obaseki.
He attributed Obaseki’s large following to his proven integrity and performance in office.
Wike said the people would use the election to tell selfish politicians in Edo that “they know what is best for their state.”
He recalled how the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, stated that Obaseki was the brain behind his achievements when he was governor.
“Funny enough, the former national Chairman of the APC confessed that this is one man who used his contact, connections and brain to make sure that he achieved what he achieved as governor of Edo.
“He even went further to say that he would prefer that they named the Edo State Government House as Godwin Obaseki’s House. He said so.”
He wondered how Oshiomhole would market the APC candidate, Osagie Ize Iyamu, whom he had earlier despised, pointing out that Edo people could not be fooled.
The Rivers governor said time had come to end politics of lies, false claims and propaganda to deceive the electorate.
