*PDP Governors’ Forum Call for Credible Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections a Smokescreen: APC*

A recent communique issued by the PDPe Governors’ Forum enjoined the President, INEC and security agencies to play an impartial role in forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo

For a Party whose stock-in-trade remains cloning of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), stealing card readers, voter intimidation, thuggery and vote buying as witnessed during the 2019 General Elections the PDP's call is dubious and a smokescreen for their real and sinister intentions

The real issue is how the Edo state treasury has been criminally converted to a political slush fund as exposed by the widely reported faceoff between Governor  Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shuaibu over release of funds for the PDP governorship campaign.

Again, as chairman of the Edo State PDP governorship Campaign Council, the violence being threatened by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike ahead of the September 19 Edo governorship election are the real issues.

Wike has promised to "make sure that everything needed is done" to foist the PDP governorship candidate on the good people of Edo State.

There are already credible reports of Wike's plan to import thugs from neighbouring states to achieve their rigging plot.

We reiterate that he will not succeed. We stand with the good people of Edo state in calling on our security services not to allow the PDP and Wike turn Edo state into a killing field.

Our security services must do everything to stop the PDP's plan to unleash violence, intimidate voters and buy votes during the election.

Come September 19, votes will count and the will of the Edo electorate will prevail.

SIGNED:
Yekini Nabena
Deputy National Publicity Secretary
APC