The Edo state government and the All Progressives Congress engaged in a war of words on Wednesday, with the state government accusing the opposition party of planning to cause violent protests in the state.
According to the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, “The APC is resorting to this devious plan because they have realized the folly of presenting an unlettered and incompetent candidate for the office of a governor.
“Reeling from the pains of selling a bad and unmarketable candidate and having failed in their desperate resort to lies and propaganda to hoodwink Edo people ahead of the September 21 governorship election, the only path the APC in Edo State now sees to promote their campaigns is to cause chaos and crisis in the State.
Nehikhare also challenged the APC’s governorship candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, to a public debate in any language of his choice, and criticized Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, the leader of the APC in the state, for “spewing” inaccuracies on national television.
“We beg the APC and its candidate to tell Edo people what they want to do and to also advise Sen. Oshiomhole to instead of going from TV station to TV station, let him give one of the slots to Okpebholo to speak… he is not contesting for governor, we admit it, he is the leader of the opposition, he is the leader of the APC heading a small section of the state… he should tell his candidate to come out and speak, not him.”
In response, the Director of Publicity, Edo APC Governorship Campaign Council, Comrade Orobosa Omo-Ojo, accused the Obaseki administration of deceit and being haunted by the #EndBadGovernance protest in the state.
He said, “The continued rehash of phantom puny stories by Governor Godwin Obaseki and his godson, Asue Ighodalo, is a reflection of their fear of reprisals from Edo State people…
“The real protesters that were present in Ovoranmwen square hurled water sachets at Obaseki.
“Obaseki and Ighodalo’s incessant noise is a cover-up for the grand economic corruption the two friends have committed against Edo people.
“Ighodalo is a worse version of Obaseki, therefore, Edo people must do everything to reject PDP at the polls on September 21, 2024.”
