Edo 2024: Jubilation As Opposition Gov’ship Candidate Steps Down for APC’s Okpebholo
- The Action Alliance (AAC) candidate, Tom Iseghhi-Okojie, has stepped down from the September 21 Edo state governorship election race
- Okojie and his running mate dropped their ambition and declared support for APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, "in the interest of Edo state"
- The APC is hopeful that Okpebholo will take over from Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki who had earlier declared the Saturday poll a do-or-die affair
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
A few days before the September 21 Edo state governorship election, the Action Alliance (AA) candidate, Tom Iseghhi-Okojie, stepped down for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.
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Iseghhi-Okojie made this known at a press conference on Sunday, September 15.
Why AA candidate stepped down for APC Okpebholo
He noted that the decision was based on his understanding that leadership is not about standing alone but about knowing when to join forces for the greater good of the people.
As reported by The Punch on Monday, September 16, Okojie who was joined by his running mate, Deaconess Mabel Onaiwu, and acting chairman of APC in the state, Jarrett Tenebe, said:
“Today, I am making a pivotal decision that I believe is in the best interest of our state. I have chosen to step down from the governorship race and collaborate with the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo.”
In his remarks, Tenebe noted that after eight years of PDP non-performance, the party opted for a possible collaboration with other parties to form a government of unity.
He added that the AA candidate’s joining forces with the APC was one of those arrangements.
The Sun newspaper confirmed the report in its latest publication.
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- FULL LIST: Candidates contesting in Edo 2024 guber election and their parties
- VP Shettima storms Edo for APC gov'ship campaign finale, video emerges
- Edo APC’s Okpebholo promises ‘insecurity’ during campaign rally, corrected himself
Obaseki declares Edo poll a do-or-die affair
In a related development, Legit.ng reported the governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, declared the coming governorship election in the state “a do-or-die affair”.
Speaking at the PDP grand finale rally in Benin City, Obaseki berated Senator Oshiomhole, his predecessor.
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