By Musa Baba Adamu
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has cautioned electorate against voting the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming presidential election.
He made the statement while inaugurating the Edo PDP campaign team in Benin city the Edo State capital in preparation for the presidential election coming up in February 2023.
Speaking at the event, the Edo State governor who inaugurated the campaign team urged the team to brace up for the electioneering which he said is going to be scientific
According to him, “the 2023 presidential election is going to be scientific as polling results would be uploaded from the polling units up to the Collation centres.
Still speaking, he said, “election results of the 2023 presidential election is not going to be determined by the day of the election but by what we will do, by the amount of efforts will put towards it before the day of the election.
He further added that, “this election has become an existential one which should be sacrificial on our path so that we can extricate the nation from the brink of collapse with the national indebtedness rising to 60 trillion Naira.
Still speaking, he said “the country will disintegrate should the APC win the forthcoming general elections, God forbid.
He advised the candidates to be proactive and brace up for the contest as, according to him, they are the major risk bearers in the battle.
He said that the PDP will win the election with a wide margin adding that the PDP has so much to campaign with, citing the Egbokor independent modular refinery which he said he just went to inspect and has fully gone into production of domestic gas, kerosene and other petroleum products.
Speaking to the press at the event, the Edo State Campaign Council Director, Chief Osaro Idah, said all hands would be on deck to wrestle the country from total collapse.
According to him, “the hardship in the land is becoming unbelievable with the exchange of the naira going on the upward glide as high as seven hundred Naira per dollar.
He added that, “we are going to go after our aggrieved members with a view to unfolding our manifestos and bringing them back to the party so that together we can vote out the All Progressives Congress”, he concluded.
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