President Buhari with APC Gubernatorial Candidate Godwin Obaseki and his Running mate Hon. Philip Shuaibu flanked by Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole as President Buhari attends Edo State APC Gubernatorial Grand Finale Campaign Rally in Benin City Edo State on 6th Sep 2016President Muhammadu Buhari and several governors stormed Edo on Tuesday to lend their support to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, saying that continuity of people-friendly policies and programmes was necessary.
But Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state countered them, warning voters not to repeat the mistake Nigerians made by electing President Buhari into office, an error he said has left them worse than they were under the former government.
Mr. Fayose urged voters to throw their weight behind Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Mr. Obaseki has struggled to brand himself as an independent candidate, who can act on his own and who can convey his own message even without the backing of the incumbent governor.
Speaking at the grand rally of the APC held at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, said Edo, being the heartbeat of the South-South region, has all it takes to become another Lagos.
But, he added, the people must do their part by voting for Mr. Obaseki to “build on the monumental successes recorded in the last seven and half years by Governor Adams Oshiomhole”.
“I know Godwin Obaseki, he is people-friendly, he is reliable, he is trustworthy, above all, he is has the fear of God,” Mr. Ambode, who is the Chairman of APC National Campaign Council for the Edo Governorship election, said, according to a statement issued by his office.
But the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, urged the people of Edo state to give their votes to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Saturday.
Mr. Fayose said “Edo people should not make the same mistake Nigerians made last year
by enthroning the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari.”
The governor, who also called on the people of Edo State to be extra vigilant before, during and after the election, said “the people should not just vote and go to sleep, they must make sure that their votes count and victory is ensured for Pastor Ize-Iyamu who is unarguably the best among the contenders.”
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “party sentiment apart, Pastor Ize-Iyamu has campaigned through the nooks and crannies of Edo State to sell his visions and missions to the people of the State and anyone who saw the Channels Television debate on Sunday will agree with me that Pastor Ize-Iyamu is better equipped for the governance of Edo State.”
“If you believe in me and you are a voter in Edo State, give your vote to Pastor Ize-Iyamu, the man who has demonstrated the required capacity to lead Edo State to prosperity.”
He said “opportunity to choose comes once in four years and the people of Edo State must grab this opportunity to change the fortune of the State for the better.
“Edo people should also be assured that Nigerians are now looking for a more meaningful change that is better than the APC’s one chance change and Pastor Ize-Iyamu represents that meaningful change in Edo State.”
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