The long awaited Edo 2020 is all but over. The coast is clear, and the battle has virtually been lost and won.
With all the local government results, and the overall winner already announced by the INEC, it is clear that PDP has had the day.
A lot of people would have thought that APC could have had their way by hook or crook, but alas, the will of the people prevailed in what is arguably one of the freest and fairest elections so far conducted in the history of the country.
However, there are lessons to be learnt from the whole of this, especially for the APC as they re-strategize for subsequent elections. There are obviously a number of things they did wrong which saw them loose to PDP. Here is a list of them.
1. Poor governance: From hike in fuel price and every other commodity in the market, to increase in tax rate and electricity tariffs, to hike in the level of insecurity; it is clear that people are not having it easy with the present administration. All the promises on which this party rode to victory have been all but mere paper slogans. Thus, a lot of people who were APC loyalists became too disenchanted to vote, and some even had to switch party to PDP.
2. Making Governor Ganduje the Campaign Chairman for the Party: He who comes to equity they say, must come with clean hands. The president Muhammadu Buhari rode on the back of ‘integrity’ when he was voted into power in 2015. Everyone wanted a change for the better, a politician without a tag of corruption to his name. Alas, the president is apparently not different from the others. He not only associated himself with a lot of corrupt politicians, he seemed to condone them and fraternize with them, sending the wrong signals to the disappointed masses. Thus, when Ganduje’s bribery video scandal trended, people expected vehement reprisal from the president, and possible prosecution of the Kano state governor, but nothing of the sort happened. To rub insult to injury, Ganduje was announced, to the shock of many, as the APC campaign coordinator for EDO 2020.
Needless to say, the opposition (PDP) played their game well by cashing in on this wrong move. Thus, Ganduje’s bribery video was played repeatedly at the biggest ring road in Edo state, reminding all who may have forgotten what sort of party APC has become, and why it is dangerous to give their mandate to them. It worked perfectly well for PDP as we have seen.
3. The Oshiomole Conundrum: The former National chairman of the party is the arrowhead of APC in Edo state if not the entire south-south. The way the party handled the saga that led to his removal left a lot of his fans embittered. Some of the embittered fans chose this crucial election to vent their anger to the Party. Even Oshiomole himself I am sure was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: either to show his anger to the party or continue his feud with Obaseki, his successor. Alas, he chose the lesser devil which is to remain with the party; else he would lose both ends. But he did so not without some grudges. Well, it is clear that the party is still paying for their actions.
4. The Unruly ‘Kabaka Declaration’: Not many have forgotten in a hurry the infamous statement by an APC chieftain Tony Kabaka a fortnight to the election, in which he chided the governor and his wife for being childless. Well, if there is anything people should learn not meddle in, it is people’s natural misfortunes. That a woman is childless is definitely not her own making, and certainly not a thing to mock her publicly with. But Mr. Kabaka went that far. Whatever he intended to achieve with that, we do not know, but it sure backfired, because it generated a lot of sympathy for the governor and his wife. I am sure a lot of sympathy votes he got was on account of this.
5. The last minute Tinubu speech: If there is anything the Edo election had been about, it is the issue of godfatherism vs political independence. Prior to the election, #Edo is Not Lagos was one of the most popular trends. Most people did not want a repeat of what happened to ex-governor Ambode of Lagos where his godfather Chief Tinubu booted him out ignominiously. It was therefore in the best interest of the ex-Lagos state governor to remain mute like he did in most cases. But he chose at that late hour to remind the people what some might have forgotten…the issue of godfatherism. Well as we can all see, it didn’t pay off. People are obviously tired of political dictators who decide who comes and who goes.

Those are some of the ways in which APC got it all wrong. Do you think there are other ways in which the ruling party misfired? Let’s get to know.
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thunder scatter all apc supporters in Jesus name

Observinho:
The long awaited Edo 2020 is all but over. The coast is clear, and the battle has virtually been lost and won.
With all the local government results, and the overall winner already announced by the INEC, it is clear that PDP has had the day.
A lot of people would have thought that APC could have had their way by hook or crook, but alas, the will of the people prevailed in what is arguably one of the freest and fairest elections so far conducted in the history of the country.
However, there are lessons to be learnt from the whole of this, especially for the APC as they re-strategize for subsequent elections. There are obviously a number of things they did wrong which saw them loose to PDP. Here is a list of them.
1. Poor governance: From hike in fuel price and every other commodity in the market, to increase in tax rate and electricity tariffs, to hike in the level of insecurity; it is clear that people are not having it easy with the present administration. All the promises on which this party rode to victory have been all but mere paper slogans. Thus, a lot of people who were APC loyalists became too disenchanted to vote, and some even had to switch party to PDP.
2. Making Governor Ganduje the Campaign Chairman for the Party: He who comes to equity they say, must come with clean hands. The president Muhammadu Buhari rode on the back of ‘integrity’ when he was voted into power in 2015. Everyone wanted a change for the better, a politician without a tag of corruption to his name. Alas, the president is apparently not different from the others. He not only associated himself with a lot of corrupt politicians, he seemed to condone them and fraternize with them, sending the wrong signals to the disappointed masses. Thus, when Ganduje’s bribery video scandal trended, people expected vehement reprisal from the president, and possible prosecution of the Kano state governor, but nothing of the sort happened. To rub insult to injury, Ganduje was announced, to the shock of many, as the APC campaign coordinator for EDO 2020.
Needless to say, the opposition (PDP) played their game well by cashing in on this wrong move. Thus, Ganduje’s bribery video was played repeatedly at the biggest ring road in Edo state, reminding all who may have forgotten what sort of party APC has become, and why it is dangerous to give their mandate to them. It worked perfectly well for PDP as we have seen.
3. The Oshiomole Conundrum: The former National chairman of the party is the arrowhead of APC in Edo state if not the entire south-south. The way the party handled the saga that led to his removal left a lot of his fans embittered. Some of the embittered fans chose this crucial election to vent their anger to the Party. Even Oshiomole himself I am sure was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: either to show his anger to the party or continue his feud with Obaseki, his successor. Alas, he chose the lesser devil which is to remain with the party; else he would lose both ends. But he did so not without some grudges. Well, it is clear that the party is still paying for their actions.
4. The Unruly ‘Kabaka Declaration’: Not many have forgotten in a hurry the infamous statement by an APC chieftain Tony Kabaka a fortnight to the election, in which he chided the governor and his wife for being childless. Well, if there is anything people should learn not meddle in, it is people’s natural misfortunes. That a woman is childless is definitely not her own making, and certainly not a thing to mock her publicly with. But Mr. Kabaka went that far. Whatever he intended to achieve with that, we do not know, but it sure backfired, because it generated a lot of sympathy for the governor and his wife. I am sure a lot of sympathy votes he got was on account of this.
5. The last minute Tinubu speech: If there is anything the Edo election had been about, it is the issue of godfatherism vs political independence. Prior to the election, #Edo is Not Lagos was one of the most popular trends. Most people did not want a repeat of what happened to ex-governor Ambode of Lagos where his godfather Chief Tinubu booted him out ignominiously. It was therefore in the best interest of the ex-Lagos state governor to remain mute like he did in most cases. But he chose at that late hour to remind the people what some might have forgotten…the issue of godfatherism. Well as we can all see, it didn’t pay off. People are obviously tired of political dictators who decide who comes and who goes.

Those are some of the ways in which APC got it all wrong. Do you think there are other ways in which the ruling party misfired? Let’s get to know.
Please don’t forget to follow, like, and share.
Thanks for reading

Rubbish, you would have said it before the election.

Congratulations to Edo people congratulations Obaseki . Imagine oshiomole called someone a thief in 2016 and yet you brought that thief to come and contest in 2020 masquerading, kneeling down and trying to deceive the people. To Obaseki kindly repay the people's faith in you by performing even more than your first tenure.

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Some people aren’t so patient to the end, quitting and leaving their path/route to success at the last minute of achieving the glory.

I somehow believe that if the Pastor hasn’t dump PDP and crossed to APC, he might have not lost the election. His victory might have been the one we shall be celebrating today.

This is a lesson anyway.

excel101:
Rubbish, you would have said it before the election.

Chai see sefiere pains. Where are all those yorubas making noise in nairaland. Where is Desmond Idiot. Tell him to go to third mainland bridge make him oga nor commit suicide o. We tell them say EDO nor be Lagos but them nor wan gree. Ondo people, the time to enmancipate yourselves from mental slavery is now so over to you.

Good

Na kabaka own pain me pass

Obaseke go deal with am wella

Obaseki Is a man.

APC have always been an unfortunate mistake before and after it graced our national life.This is a party whose government have bastardized all the development they met on ground & keep on insult our sensibility as a nation.

That Tinubu short clip telling the Edolites who to vote for was so fatal.

Tinubu felt so confidently that he has the whole Nigeria at is feet. Tinubu doesn’t know that he has lost it.
Well, he is gradually seeing the outcomes.

Lastly, I still believe El Rufai and Fayemi had internal silent strings they pulled against their party. I didn’t see the two men being so active at the campaign.

This Edo election is surely the Tinubu Faction of the APC.
Ondo election seems to belong to the other faction, Fayemi/El Rufai faction

kabaka should look for another state because it wont be funny for him

excel101:
Rubbish, you would have said it before the election.

Epain am !

Also I think the debate was the last straw that break the Carmel's back. Obaseki was spot on in his responses and never join issues with iiyamu inspire the attack. And the final question, how do you intend to fund simple agenda bro iyamu failed woefully to explain. But I must commend his wife who added spice to his campaign. But the bottom line remains osho killed iyamu political career.

You are right, also the debate. Obaseki did well.
uote author=Observinho post=94125632]The long awaited Edo 2020 is all but over. The coast is clear, and the battle has virtually been lost and won.
With all the local government results, and the overall winner already announced by the INEC, it is clear that PDP has had the day.
A lot of people would have thought that APC could have had their way by hook or crook, but alas, the will of the people prevailed in what is arguably one of the freest and fairest elections so far conducted in the history of the country.
However, there are lessons to be learnt from the whole of this, especially for the APC as they re-strategize for subsequent elections. There are obviously a number of things they did wrong which saw them loose to PDP. Here is a list of them.
1. Poor governance: From hike in fuel price and every other commodity in the market, to increase in tax rate and electricity tariffs, to hike in the level of insecurity; it is clear that people are not having it easy with the present administration. All the promises on which this party rode to victory have been all but mere paper slogans. Thus, a lot of people who were APC loyalists became too disenchanted to vote, and some even had to switch party to PDP.
2. Making Governor Ganduje the Campaign Chairman for the Party: He who comes to equity they say, must come with clean hands. The president Muhammadu Buhari rode on the back of ‘integrity’ when he was voted into power in 2015. Everyone wanted a change for the better, a politician without a tag of corruption to his name. Alas, the president is apparently not different from the others. He not only associated himself with a lot of corrupt politicians, he seemed to condone them and fraternize with them, sending the wrong signals to the disappointed masses. Thus, when Ganduje’s bribery video scandal trended, people expected vehement reprisal from the president, and possible prosecution of the Kano state governor, but nothing of the sort happened. To rub insult to injury, Ganduje was announced, to the shock of many, as the APC campaign coordinator for EDO 2020.
Needless to say, the opposition (PDP) played their game well by cashing in on this wrong move. Thus, Ganduje’s bribery video was played repeatedly at the biggest ring road in Edo state, reminding all who may have forgotten what sort of party APC has become, and why it is dangerous to give their mandate to them. It worked perfectly well for PDP as we have seen.
3. The Oshiomole Conundrum: The former National chairman of the party is the arrowhead of APC in Edo state if not the entire south-south. The way the party handled the saga that led to his removal left a lot of his fans embittered. Some of the embittered fans chose this crucial election to vent their anger to the Party. Even Oshiomole himself I am sure was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: either to show his anger to the party or continue his feud with Obaseki, his successor. Alas, he chose the lesser devil which is to remain with the party; else he would lose both ends. But he did so not without some grudges. Well, it is clear that the party is still paying for their actions.
4. The Unruly ‘Kabaka Declaration’: Not many have forgotten in a hurry the infamous statement by an APC chieftain Tony Kabaka a fortnight to the election, in which he chided the governor and his wife for being childless. Well, if there is anything people should learn not meddle in, it is people’s natural misfortunes. That a woman is childless is definitely not her own making, and certainly not a thing to mock her publicly with. But Mr. Kabaka went that far. Whatever he intended to achieve with that, we do not know, but it sure backfired, because it generated a lot of sympathy for the governor and his wife. I am sure a lot of sympathy votes he got was on account of this.
5. The last minute Tinubu speech: If there is anything the Edo election had been about, it is the issue of godfatherism vs political independence. Prior to the election, #Edo is Not Lagos was one of the most popular trends. Most people did not want a repeat of what happened to ex-governor Ambode of Lagos where his godfather Chief Tinubu booted him out ignominiously. It was therefore in the best interest of the ex-Lagos state governor to remain mute like he did in most cases. But he chose at that late hour to remind the people what some might have forgotten…the issue of godfatherism. Well as we can all see, it didn’t pay off. People are obviously tired of political dictators who decide who comes and who goes.

Those are some of the ways in which APC got it all wrong. Do you think there are other ways in which the ruling party misfired? Let’s get to know.
Please don’t forget to follow, like, and share.
Thanks for reading
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