The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will coast to victories, if the 2023 local government election in the state is free, fair and credible.
The state Secretary of the party, Lawrence Okah, stated this on Sunday in Benin during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
NAN reports that the state Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has fixed Sept. 2 for the local government election in the state.
Okah said the party was well prepared and look forward to a free and fair election, where people would be allowed to come and vote.
“We are preparing very well and we are here seeking one, free and fair election; two, people will be allowed to come and vote and three, results will be declared as appropriate,” he said.
The APC scribe said he was not doubting the capacity and integrity of the state electoral body, considering the calibre of the members.
“I would not want to condemn the state electoral commission because it never conducted any election before.
“However, the board has as members retired judges and retired Head of Service. They have their integrity on the line and I believe they will do just to all manner of persons in the election,” said Okah.
The secretary, who disagreed that the election would judge the 2024 gubernatorial election in the state, however maintained that the expectation of every Edo citizen is changing for the good and APC in the right party.
He blamed the poor performance of the party in the last presidential election on what he described as Buhari and Emefiele factors.
He said with the strategies of President Bola Tinubu in the last two months, every Nigerian had realised that a true democrat is at the helm of affairs.
The APC stalwart dismissed the performance of Gov. Godwin Obaseki in the state, describing it as a disaster.
“It is a mirage that Obaseki has any performance to point to. Instead, it is a disaster.
“The last performance we had was by comrade (Adams Oshiomole). No other performance since then.
“Everybody knows, the whole world knows. Edo is yearning for a change and that change will come very soon,” he said.
