Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to ensure a free, fair and credible Edo State governorship election on September 21, 2024.
Obi made the call at the grand finale rally for Olumide Akpata, LP candidate in the Edo State governorship election, on Wednesday in Benin.
He noted that the people of the state would resist any attempt by political parties to rig the election.
He said that LP ould deliver the needed change in Edo State for the benefit of the masses.
He said: “If elected, the Labour Party’s candidate will address federal roads connected to the state without waiting for the Federal Government to act.”
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He criticised state governors who often defer responsibilities to the Federal Government at the expense of their citizens, assuring that Akpata would not follow that path.
He called on the people of the state to turnout in large numbers on September 21 to vote for Akpata and his running mate, Yusuf Kadiri.
Prof. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, urged LP supporters to leverage their numerical strength to ensure the victory of their candidate.
Baba-ahmed also encouraged the party supporters to stand firm, vote, and defend their votes, stressing that power ultimately belongs to the people.
Similarly, Senator Neda Imasuen, representing Edo South Senatorial District, urged the party supporters to leverage on previous successes and replicate the same on September 21.
Akpata urged his supporters to use their votes to chase the Peoples Democratic Party out of the Edo State Government House.
