Benin City, Edo state – With the Edo state governorship election fast approaching, tensions are escalating.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the poll is slated for Saturday, September 21, 2024.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, September 12, accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP) of forming an “unholy alliance” aimed at putting Edo people in what they describe as “bondage.”
According to a statement issued by Olu Martins, the deputy director general of media and publicity for the PDP campaign council, the LP’s decision to allegedly align with the APC is a betrayal of the electorate’s trust. This, the PDP said, is aimed at disrupting the forthcoming election and plunging Edo state into turmoil.
Martins said:
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The PDP alleged that the partnership aims to manipulate the voting outcome by dividing the vote share in the crucial Edo South Senatorial District.
The party said the move is a deliberate attempt to enhance the APC’s chances of winning the election, despite its dwindling popularity in the state.
Furthermore, Martins condemned the LP for what he described as betrayal, stressing that the party’s collaboration with the APC contradicts its purported mission to provide better governance for the people.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that a former member of the Edo state house of assembly and the only member of the APC in the house from 2020 to 2024, Emmanuel Agbaje popularly called Emilo has formally joined the PDP.
Agbaje said he decided to join the PDP because it was the party that had the people of Akoko-Edo’s best interests at heart.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
