“Wike Cannot Decide Edo’s Next Governor,” PDP Candidate Ighodalo Insists
- The PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has insisted that the people of Edo state will determine the next governor in response to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike
- Wike had insisted that he told Governor Godwin Obaseki that he wouldn't support Ighodalo or any PDP candidate in the Edo state gubernatorial election
- The clash of interest began after the PDP requested INEC to redeploy the Edo state's REC and CP for the election, due to their close ties with Wike
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Edo state, Asue Ighodalo, has stated that the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, does not have the power to determine the next governor of the state.
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Ighodalo made this statement days after Wike claimed he told Governor Godwin Obaseki that he would not "back the PDP candidate" at the September 21 governorship poll in the state.
The PDP candidate who was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, September 16, expressed disappointment in the position of the FCT minister.
The development comes three days after the former Rivers governor disclosed on Friday’s edition of the same programme that Obaseki brought his political godson to seek his support for the forthcoming Edo governorship election.
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Reacting, Ighodalo said that wasn’t exactly the outcome of the meeting he earlier had with Wike, The Punch reported.
He, however, stated that the outcome of the September 21 election would be decided by the Edo people and not by Wike or any other political figure in the country.
Ighodalo said:
“Sometimes when gentlemen talk in some kind of privacy or arrangements, we don’t voice out what has been said. But it is not correct that (former) Governor Wike said he wasn’t going to support us. That’s incorrect. But events may have overtaken his decision at that point and he is free to change his mind.
“Whether you are a governor or a minister, it is only Edo citizens and residents who have their PVCs who can take that decision with the support of God Almighty. I fear no man, I only fear God.”
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- Edo 2024: AA candidate Okojie backs APC's Okpebholo
- Obaseki declares Edo poll a do-or-die affair
Edo Guber: PDP demands redeployment of pro-Wike REC, CP
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Edo state PDP asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeploy Anugbum Onuoha, the resident electoral commissioner.
According to reports, PDP’s call for Onuoha’s redeployment was due to his ties with Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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