Edo Election: Oshiomhole absolves APC of vote-buying allegation

The senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has denied allegations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was involved in vote-buying.

Senator Oshiomhole made the denial when he spoke to journalists after casting his votes at Iyamho, Ward 10 Unit 01 in Estako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

The former Edo State Governor said it was laughable for the opposition to make false allegations against the APC.

Oshiomhole said: “It is laughable when I hear this kind of allegation. Did you see anywhere they are sharing money?

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“People turned out in large numbers to vote for us because they wanted good government. During our campaign, people came out to see me not because I wanted to give them something but because of what I have done for them while I was in the office as the governor.

“All structures that I have put in place 12, 13 years ago are still there but the ones put up by the present administration, in one year, they are washed off.

“So our people have seen the difference. Some people do tell me that since I left the government, they haven’t seen the real presence of government in their communities.”

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