Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Social gathering (LP) within the 2023 elections, says the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) and safety businesses ought to guarantee a free, honest, and credible election in Edo state.
The Edo state off-cycle governorship election will likely be held on September 21.
Obi spoke on Wednesday during the grand finale of the LP governorship marketing campaign in Benin.
The previous governor of Anambra known as on the individuals of Edo to vote for Olumide Akpata, the LP governorship candidate.
Obi mentioned Akpata if voted as governor of Edo, would ship the wanted change for the advantage of the plenty.
“If elected, the Labour Social gathering’s candidate will handle federal roads linked to the state with out ready for the federal authorities to behave,” Obi mentioned.
He added that the period of election rigging is over in Nigeria, noting that “anybody who tries to rig the election could be rigged”.
“Election rigging is coming to an finish on this nation. This time round, anybody who rigs the election, we’ll rig him,” he mentioned.
“Nigerians are struggling every single day with hardship, and we can not proceed. That’s what the Labour Social gathering needs to alter.”
Datti Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s operating mate within the 2023 presidential elections, requested LP supporters within the state to leverage their numerical energy to make sure the victory of their candidate.
On his half, the LP governorship candidate requested his supporters to make use of their votes to “chase” the Folks’s Democratic Social gathering (PDP) out of the Edo authorities home.
