Edo PDP has condemned the plan by the APC-led Federal Government to
postpone the September 10 governorship election, describing it as ” a
despicable connivance” with the security agencies.
In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, the PDP said
the action by the APC was borne out of fear of imminent defeat at the
poll, pointing out that, unfortunately for it, the APC was only postponing
the doomsday.
According to the statement, “Edo PDP has condemned in very strong terms
and brings to the attention of the general public especially the good
people of Edo State, a grand plan by APC to rig Edo elections through
despicable connivance with security agencies whose questionable security
report INEC has acted upon to postpone the elections.
“The security agencies in their report were talking about planned attacks
on densely populated areas during the sallah celebrations on September 12
&13 ; whereas Edo election is on September 10.
“APC, Governor Oshiomhole and his proxy, Godwin Obaseki, knew and still
know that Edo people are ready to vote them out and they have simply
devised a strategy to prolong the process so that, in their calculation,
PDP will be financially stressed and unable to sustain its electioneering.
“What APC and its leaders do not realise is that the liberation movement
is beyond Ize-Iyamu and the PDP; it is a statewide consciousness; it is a
defining idea and movement whose time has come, as the future is now.”