APC candidate hopeful of victory in Edo election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, boasted on Saturday he would coast to a landslide victory in the election.

Okpebholo stated this shortly after he cast his vote at unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan in the Esan Central local government area of the state.

He said his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Asue Ighodalo, would not secure a single vote in his home polling unit.

According to him, the strong support from his community would leave no room for the opposition.

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“PDP or whatever will not get one vote here because this is my home and my people love me,” he said.

The APC candidate commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its handling of the election.

“What I’m seeing here is like a testimony that INEC is getting it right,” he remarked.

On security arrangements for the poll, the senator dismissed complaints that heavy security presence was intimidating.

“I know that everything they are saying is about security, that is hyping the situation.

“I mean nothing is happening. You can see! Nobody is fighting. No knockout, no stick of matches. So it’s just to scare people away from voting.

“You know Obaseki wanted to cause fire in Edo state but by the grace of God everything is moving perfectly,” the APC candidate concluded.

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