Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council on the Edo governorship election and Governor of Rivers State, Gov. Nyesom Wike has said that the Edo electorate know that incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki is the more credible choice in the forthcoming contest.
Speaking on the likely course of events at the end of voting and what he thought were going to be the winning points, Wike stated that he was strongly persuaded that the upcoming elections in the state will be decided by the integrity, reliability and truthfulness of the contestants. For him also, it is crystal clear that Gov. Godwin Obaseki best epitomizes those virtues.
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In a statement issued in Abuja by Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary and Secretary, Publicity Sub-Committee of the council, Wike expressed optimism 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 opined that 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 had 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.”
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He wondered how Oshiomhole would market the APC candidate, Ize Iyamu, whom he had earlier despised, pointing out that Edo people could not be fooled.
The Rivers governor posited that time had come to end politics of lies, false claims and propaganda to deceive the electorate.
